Where does “bjarn” come from?

bjarn (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bern, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bjarn (North Frisian): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “bjarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbern—
2Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Frisian bern →