Where does “barnemishandling” come from?
barnemishandling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål barn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
barnemishandling (Norwegian Bokmål): child abuse
Definitions
- child abuse
Ancestry of “barnemishandling”, step by step
barnemishandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål barn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | barn | a child |
| 2 | Old Norse | barn | child |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | barną | child |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Norwegian Bokmål mishandling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mishandling | abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |