Where does “bjørn” come from?

bjørn (Danish) comes from Old Danish biørn, from Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz — bear.

bjørn (Danish): bear; lubber's hole

Definitions

  1. bear; lubber's hole

Ancestry of “bjørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbiørn—
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

Words derived from “bjørn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Old Norse Bjǫrn →Every word from Old Danish biørn →