Where does “pigebarn” come from?

pigebarn (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.

pigebarn (Danish): girl, especially with connotations of...

Definitions

girl, especially with connotations of...

Ancestry of “pigebarn”, step by step

pigebarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish barn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	barn	child
2	Old Danish	barn	child
3	Old Norse	barn	child
4	Proto-Germanic	barną	child
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēr-	shiny, light brown

via Danish pige

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	pige	girl; girl, woman; girl, girlfriend
2	Old Norse	píka	a girl, a lass, a virgin; a young girl, a working...
3	Finnish	piika	maid; girl; a girlchild

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