Where does “bernsbern” come from?

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

bernsbern (West Frisian): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “bernsbern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianbernchild, children
2Old Frisianbarn—
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Frisian barn →