Where does “barnbespisning” come from?
barnbespisning (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.
barnbespisning (Swedish): feeding of schoolchildren
Definitions
- feeding of schoolchildren
Ancestry of “barnbespisning”, step by step
barnbespisning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish barn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | barn | a child; child, offspring; a descendant |
| 2 | Old Swedish | barn | child |
| 3 | Old Norse | barn | child |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | barną | child |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Swedish bespisning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bespisning | the act of feeding, usually on a greater scale, e.g. in a school or in the military |
| 2 | Swedish | -ning | Used to form nouns from a verb, usually referring... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ning | — |