Where does “styvbarn” come from?

styvbarn (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.

styvbarn (Swedish): a stepchild

Definitions

a stepchild

Ancestry of “styvbarn”, 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

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