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
Definitions
- undescribable
Ancestry of “obeskrivbar”, step by step
obeskrivbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish beskrivbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | beskrivbar | describable |
| 2 | Swedish | bär | a berry |
| 3 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 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- | — |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |