Where does “flickebarn” come from?

flickebarn (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.

flickebarn (Swedish): a girl (especially when emphasizing their birth and gender), a baby girl

Definitions

a girl (especially when emphasizing their birth and gender), a baby girl

Ancestry of “flickebarn”, step by step

flickebarn 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 flicka

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	flicka	a girl; to repair, to patch

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