Where does “bjørk” come from?

bjørk (Faroese) comes from Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

bjørk (Faroese): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “bjørk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
2Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →