Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “redbar” come from?

redbar (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

redbar (Swedish): valuable, solid, honourable, trusted

Definitions

  1. valuable, solid, honourable, trusted

Ancestry of “redbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbära berry
2EnglishBar—
3Germanbär—
4Middle High Germanbër—
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “redbar”

  • redbarhet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →