Where does “låsbar” come from?

låsbar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

låsbar (Norwegian Nynorsk): lockable

Definitions

  1. lockable

Ancestry of “låsbar”, step by step

låsbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbara bar; bar; the needles of the conifers, twigs...
2EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
3Germanbär
4Middle High Germanbërbear
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Norwegian Nynorsk lås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklåsa lock; imperative of låsa
2Old Norselásslock
3Hungarianlátto see
4Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
5Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją