Where does “spädbarn” come from?
spädbarn (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.
spädbarn (Swedish): a baby
Ancestry of “spädbarn”, step by step
| 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 |