Where does “bern” come from?
bern (Scots) comes from Middle English bern, from Old English bearn, from Old English bereærn, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
bern (Scots): barn
Definitions
- barn
Ancestry of “bern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bern | barn, farm building, granary; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | bearn | child; first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 3 | Old English | bereærn | barn, granary |
| 4 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |