Where does “börkur” come from?

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

börkur (Icelandic): bark

Definitions

  1. bark

Ancestry of “börkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫrkrbark
2Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “börkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Old Norse bǫrkr →