Where does “stedbarn” come from?

stedbarn (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.

stedbarn (Danish): stepchild

Definitions

  1. stepchild

Ancestry of “stedbarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbarnchild
2Old Danishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →