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Where does “sökbar” come from?

sökbar (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-.

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Ancestry of “sökbar”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →