Where does “barndomsvän” come from?

barndomsvän (Swedish) comes from Swedish vän, from Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

barndomsvän (Swedish): a childhood friend

Definitions

  1. a childhood friend

Ancestry of “barndomsvän”, step by step

barndomsvän traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänfair, beautiful; a friend
2Old Norsevinrfriend
3Proto-Norseᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉfriend
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Swedish barndom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarndomchildhood
2Old Norsebarndómr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ →