Where does “barnebarn” come from?

barnebarn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse barnabǫrn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

barnebarn (Norwegian Bokmål): a grandchild

Definitions

  1. a grandchild

Ancestry of “barnebarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebarnabǫrngrandchildren
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →