Where does “hittebarn” come from?

hittebarn (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.

hittebarn (Danish): foundling

Definitions

  1. foundling

Ancestry of “hittebarn”, step by step

hittebarn 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 hitte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhitteto find
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →