Where does “björk” come from?

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

björk (Icelandic): a birch tree

Definitions

  1. a birch tree

Ancestry of “björk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
2Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “björk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →