Where does “biktbarn” come from?

biktbarn (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.

biktbarn (Swedish): a penitent

Definitions

a penitent

Ancestry of “biktbarn”, step by step

biktbarn 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 bikt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	bikt	confession (of sin)

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