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Where does “bärjol” come from?

bärjol (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian bär, from Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bärjol (Westrobothnian): bare ground

Definitions

  1. bare ground

Ancestry of “bärjol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianbärbare, free of snow, bare ground
2Old Norseberrbare; second/third-person singular present...
3Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
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