Where does “barnisch” come from?

barnisch (Middle English) comes from Old English bearnisc, from Proto-Germanic barniskaz, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

barnisch (Middle English): Alternative form of barneschen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of barneschen

Ancestry of “barnisch”, step by step

barnisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bearnisc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbearnisc—
2Proto-Germanicbarniskazchildish
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old Norse bernskr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebernskrchildish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Proto-Germanic barniskaz →