Where does “bjørn” come from?

bjørn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz — bear.

bjørn (Faroese): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bjørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrnbear
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrn →