Where does “bjørkeved” come from?

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

bjørkeved (Norwegian Bokmål): birch wood generally used as firewood

Definitions

  1. birch wood generally used as firewood

Ancestry of “bjørkeved”, step by step

bjørkeved traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bjørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbjørka birch; birch
2Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
3Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

via Norwegian Bokmål ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvedat, by, near, on near or next to
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →