Where does “barnamosi” come from?

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

barnamosi (Icelandic): sphagnum, peat moss

Definitions

  1. sphagnum, peat moss

Ancestry of “barnamosi”, step by step

barnamosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic barn

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

via Icelandic mosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmosimoss
2Old Norsemosimoss
3Proto-Germanicmusąmoss, bog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →