Where does “barnesykdom” come from?

barnesykdom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sykdom, from Old Norse sjúkdómr, from Old Norse -dómr, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

barnesykdom (Norwegian Bokmål): children's disease, childhood disease; teething...

Definitions

  1. children's disease, childhood disease; teething...

Ancestry of “barnesykdom”, step by step

barnesykdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sykdom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsykdomillness, sickness, disease
2Old Norsesjúkdómrsickness
3Old Norse-dómrForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
4Proto-Germanic-dōmazForms nouns denoting the condition or state of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Norwegian Bokmål barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz