Where does “gossebarn” come from?

gossebarn (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.

gossebarn (Swedish): a boy (especially when emphasizing their birth and gender), a baby boy

Definitions

  1. a boy (especially when emphasizing their birth and gender), a baby boy

Ancestry of “gossebarn”, step by step

gossebarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
2Old Swedishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Swedish gosse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgosseboy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →