Where does “barnsäng” come from?

barnsäng (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.

barnsäng (Swedish): a bed that women lie on when giving birth

Definitions

a bed that women lie on when giving birth

Ancestry of “barnsäng”, step by step

barnsäng 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 säng

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	säng	a bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping
2	Old Swedish	siang	—
3	Old Norse	sæing	bed
4	Old Norse	sæng	a late variant of sæing

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