Where does “barnebok” come from?

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

barnebok (Norwegian Nynorsk): a children's book

Definitions

  1. a children's book

Ancestry of “barnebok”, step by step

barnebok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Norwegian Nynorsk bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskboka book
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →