Where does “barn” come from?
Barn derives from Middle English barn, from Old Norse barn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-, the root for "to bear" or "carry."
barn (English): A building, often found on a farm, used for...
Definitions
- A building, often found on a farm, used for...
Ancestry of “barn”, step by step
barn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English barn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | barn | A member of one's immediate offspring or progeny;... |
| 2 | Old English | bearn | child; first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 3 | Old English | bereærn | barn, granary |
| 4 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Barnabas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Barnabas | An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Βαρναβᾶς | Barnabas |
| 3 | Aramaic | בַּר נְבִיָּא | — |