Where does “barnevogn” come from?

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

barnevogn (Danish): pram, baby carriage

Definitions

  1. pram, baby carriage

Ancestry of “barnevogn”, step by step

barnevogn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbarnchild
2Old Danishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Danish vogn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvogncarriage, coach; cart, trolley; automobile, car
2Old Norsevagncart
3Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →