Where does “barbar” come from?

barbar (Swedish) comes from Swedish bära, from Old Swedish bara, 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.

barbar (Swedish): barbarian

Definitions

  1. barbarian

Ancestry of “barbar”, step by step

barbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bära

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbärato carry; to lift and transport anywhere else; to...
2Old Swedishbarato bare, make bare
3Old Norsebárawave, billow
4Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Ancient Greek βάρβαρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →