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Where does “sladdbarn” come from?

sladdbarn (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.

sladdbarn (Swedish): a trailing child in a family, a child which is...

Definitions

  1. a trailing child in a family, a child which is...

Ancestry of “sladdbarn”, step by step

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