Where does “brillebjørn” come from?
brillebjørn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bjørn, from Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz.
brillebjørn (Norwegian Bokmål): spectacled bear; Tremarctos ornatus
Definitions
- spectacled bear; Tremarctos ornatus
Ancestry of “brillebjørn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bjørn | a bear |
| 2 | Old Norse | Bjǫrn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bernuz | — |