Where does “straffbar” come from?

straffbar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German strafbar, from Danish -bar, from Middle Low German -bâr, from Old Saxon -bāri, from Proto-Germanic bēriz — bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...

straffbar (Norwegian Nynorsk): punishable

Definitions

  1. punishable

Ancestry of “straffbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrafbarliable to criminal prosecution; criminal;...
2Danish-bar-able
3Middle Low German-bâr—
4Old Saxon-bārisuffix meaning bearing, having
5Proto-Germanicbērizbearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic bēriz →Every word from Danish -bar →Every word from Middle Low German -bâr →