Where does “obeskrivbar” come from?
obeskrivbar (Swedish) comes from Swedish beskrivbar, from Swedish bär, 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.
obeskrivbar (Swedish): undescribable
Ancestry of “obeskrivbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | beskrivbar | describable |
| 2 | Swedish | bär | a berry |
| 3 | English | Bar | — |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |