Where does “bjørnebestand” come from?

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

bjørnebestand (Danish): bear population

Definitions

  1. bear population

Ancestry of “bjørnebestand”, step by step

bjørnebestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbjørnbear; lubber's hole
2Old Danishbiørn—
3Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
4Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →
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