Where does “styvbarnbarn” come from?

styvbarnbarn (Swedish) comes from Swedish barnbarn, from Swedish barn, from Old Swedish barn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

styvbarnbarn (Swedish): a stepgrandchild

Definitions

  1. a stepgrandchild

Ancestry of “styvbarnbarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarnbarna grandchild; child of someone's child
2Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
3Old Swedishbarnchild
4Old Norsebarnchild
5Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →