Where does “barntem” come from?
barntem (Middle English) comes from Old English bearntēam, from Old English bearn, from Old English bereærn, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
barntem (Middle English): One's children; one's direct offspring
Definitions
- One's children; one's direct offspring
Ancestry of “barntem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bearntēam | a succession of children; issue, posterity |
| 2 | Old English | bearn | child; first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 3 | Old English | bereærn | barn, granary |
| 4 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |