Where does “børkur” come from?

børkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse bǫrkr, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

børkur (Faroese): bark

Definitions

  1. bark

Ancestry of “børkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫrkrbark
2Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Old Norse bǫrkr →