Where does “barnebok” come from?

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

barnebok (Norwegian Bokmål): a children's book

Definitions

  1. a children's book

Ancestry of “barnebok”, step by step

barnebok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Norwegian Bokmål bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålboka book; a beech
2Danishbøgbeech
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →