Where does “uppblåsbar Barbara” come from?
uppblåsbar Barbara (Swedish) comes from Swedish uppblåsbar, 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.
uppblåsbar Barbara (Swedish): a blow-up doll (sex toy)
Definitions
- a blow-up doll (sex toy)
Ancestry of “uppblåsbar Barbara”, step by step
uppblåsbar Barbara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish uppblåsbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | uppblåsbar | inflatable |
| 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 Barbara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Barbara | — |