Where does “barnabǫrn” come from?

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

barnabǫrn (Old Norse): grandchildren

Definitions

  1. grandchildren

Ancestry of “barnabǫrn”, step by step

barnabǫrn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebarnchild
2Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old Norse bǫrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫrnnominative/accusative plural indefinite of barn

Words derived from “barnabǫrn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →