Where does “barnfetma” come from?

barnfetma (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.

barnfetma (Swedish): childhood obesity

Definitions

  1. childhood obesity

Ancestry of “barnfetma”, step by step

barnfetma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish barn

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

via Swedish fetma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfetmaobesity
2Old East Norse*fæitmi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic barnąEvery word from Old Norse barn
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