Where does “barnlek” come from?

barnlek (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.

barnlek (Swedish): (usually, when of children)

Definitions

  1. (usually, when of children)

Ancestry of “barnlek”, step by step

barnlek 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 lek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlekchild's play; typically denotes pleasurable and...
2Old Norseleikrgame; sport; contest
3Proto-Norse*ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉplay, sport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-