Where does “barn” come from?

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

barn (Proto-West Germanic): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “barn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barn”

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