Where does “ohållbarhet” come from?
ohållbarhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ohållbar, from Swedish hållbar, from Swedish bär, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi.
ohållbarhet (Swedish): unsustainability
Definitions
- unsustainability
Ancestry of “ohållbarhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ohållbar | unsustainable, untenable |
| 2 | Swedish | hållbar | durable, stable, rugged; sustainable |
| 3 | Swedish | bär | a berry |
| 4 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 5 | German | bär | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 7 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |