Where does “sóknbára” come from?

sóknbára (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

sóknbára (Old Norse): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “sóknbára”, step by step

sóknbára traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bára

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebárawave, billow
2Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Old Norse sókn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesóknbattle, undertaking
2Proto-Germanicsōknizinvestigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →
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