Where does “barnramsa” come from?
barnramsa (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.
barnramsa (Swedish): a nursery rhyme (when not a song)
Definitions
- a nursery rhyme (when not a song)
Ancestry of “barnramsa”, step by step
barnramsa 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 ramsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ramsa | a set string of words or syllables (often more or less ritualistic in nature); a rhyme, a formula, an incantation, etc |