Where does “barn” come from?
barn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
barn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a child
Ancestry of “barn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | barn | child |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | barną | child |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “barn”