Where does “borgarbarn” come from?

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

borgarbarn (Icelandic): a person born and raised in an urban or metropolitan area

Definitions

  1. a person born and raised in an urban or metropolitan area

Ancestry of “borgarbarn”, step by step

borgarbarn 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 borg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicborgcity; castle; a rocky hill
2Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →