Where does “spædbarn” come from?
spædbarn (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.
spædbarn (Danish): An infant, a baby
Ancestry of “spædbarn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |