Where does “bjørn” come from?

bjørn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz — bear.

bjørn (Norwegian Bokmål): a bear

Definitions

  1. a bear

Ancestry of “bjørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

Words derived from “bjørn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Old Norse Bjǫrn →
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