Where does “stebarn” come from?

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

stebarn (Norwegian Bokmål): stepchild

Definitions

  1. stepchild

Ancestry of “stebarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →