Where does “heilabörkur” come from?

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

heilabörkur (Icelandic): cerebral cortex

Definitions

  1. cerebral cortex

Ancestry of “heilabörkur”, step by step

heilabörkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic börkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbörkurbark
2Old Norsebǫrkrbark
3Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via Icelandic heili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheilia brain
2Old Norseheilibrain
3Proto-Germanichailia-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Old Norse bǫrkr →