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
Ancestry of “børkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bǫrkr | bark |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | barkuz | bark of a tree |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |