Where does “barnbarn” come from?

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

barnbarn (Swedish): a grandchild; child of someone's child

Definitions

  1. a grandchild; child of someone's child

Ancestry of “barnbarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
2Old Swedishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “barnbarn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →