Where does “barntå” come from?

barntå (Swedish) comes from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

barntå (Swedish): a child's toe; a baby shower

Definitions

  1. a child's toe; a baby shower

Ancestry of “barntå”, step by step

barntå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtåtoe; a body part
2SwedishtagaDated form of ta
3Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Swedish barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
2Old Swedishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →