Where does “barn” come from?

barn (Danish) comes from Old Danish barn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

barn (Danish): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “barn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbarnchild
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “barn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →