Where does “barna” come from?

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

barna (Old Norse): to get with child

Definitions

  1. to get with child

Ancestry of “barna”, 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 →