Where does “barnebrud” come from?

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

barnebrud (Norwegian Bokmål): a child bride

Definitions

  1. a child bride

Ancestry of “barnebrud”, step by step

barnebrud 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 brud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbruda bride
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →