Where does “barna” come from?
barna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic barn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
barna (Icelandic): to make pregnant, knock up; indefinite genitive...
Definitions
- to make pregnant, knock up; indefinite genitive...
Ancestry of “barna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | barn | child |
| 2 | Old Norse | barn | child |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | barną | child |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |