Where does “firiho barn” come from?

firiho barn (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon barn, from Proto-West Germanic barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

firiho barn (Old Saxon): sons of men, mankind

Definitions

  1. sons of men, mankind

Ancestry of “firiho barn”, step by step

firiho barn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbarnchild
2Proto-West Germanicbarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old Saxon firihos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfirihoshumans, men
2Proto-Germanicfirhwijazmen, people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic barnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic barn
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