Where does “ankarbarn” come from?

ankarbarn (Swedish) comes from Swedish ankare, from Old Norse akkeri, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

ankarbarn (Swedish): an anchor baby

Definitions

  1. an anchor baby

Ancestry of “ankarbarn”, step by step

ankarbarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ankare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishankarean anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to...
2Old Norseakkerianchor
3Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
4Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
5Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

via Swedish barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
2Old Swedishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang-Every word from Ancient Greek ἌγκυραEvery word from Latin ancōra
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