Where does “ban” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ban”, step by step

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