Where does “barneprostitusjon” come from?

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

barneprostitusjon (Norwegian Bokmål): child prostitution

Definitions

  1. child prostitution

Ancestry of “barneprostitusjon”, step by step

barneprostitusjon 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 prostitusjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålprostitusjonprostitution
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →