Where does “Esbjørn” come from?
Esbjørn (Danish) comes from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from Old Norse Áss, from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.
Ancestry of “Esbjørn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Ásbjǫrn | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Áss | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | astaz | branch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ósdos | branch |