Where does “barnmisshandel” come from?

barnmisshandel (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.

barnmisshandel (Swedish): child abuse

Definitions

  1. child abuse

Ancestry of “barnmisshandel”, step by step

barnmisshandel 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 misshandel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmisshandelabuse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →