Where does “bjerkeved” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bjerkeved”, step by step

bjerkeved traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bjerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbjerka 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 →