Where does “bern” come from?

bern (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bern (West Frisian): child, children

Definitions

  1. child, children

Ancestry of “bern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbarn—
2Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bern”

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