Where does “bernis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bernis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bernis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Proto-Germanic barniskaz →
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