Where does “ubrukbar” come from?

ubrukbar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk brukbar, 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.

ubrukbar (Norwegian Nynorsk): unusable

Definitions

  1. unusable

Ancestry of “ubrukbar”, step by step

ubrukbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk brukbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrukbarusable, useful, viable
2Norwegian Nynorskbara bar; bar; the needles of the conifers, twigs...
3EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
4Germanbär
5Middle High Germanbërbear
6Old High GermanberiA berry
7Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
8Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją