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Where does “innebära” come from?

innebära (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.

innebära (Swedish): to imply, to mean

Definitions

  1. to imply, to mean

Ancestry of “innebära”, step by step

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
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