Where does “bern” come from?

bern (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “bern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →