Swedish kär

← Old French chier (derived)

← Old French cher (mention)

← Old Swedish kær (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (derived)

← Proto-Italic *kāros (derived)

← Latin cārus (derived)

← Old Norse kærr (inherited)

← Norman ker (derived)

← Norman kier (mention)

← Norman quer (mention)

→ Swedish barnkär (mention)