Where does “ommubarn” come from?

ommubarn (Faroese) comes from Faroese barn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ommubarn (Faroese): grandchild of a grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandchild of a grandmother

Ancestry of “ommubarn”, step by step

ommubarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebarnchild
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Faroese omma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseommagrandmother
2Old Norseammagrandmother
3Proto-Germanicammǭmother; wet nurse; grandmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanammamother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →