Where does “brillebjørn” come from?

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

brillebjørn (Norwegian Bokmål): spectacled bear; Tremarctos ornatus

Definitions

  1. spectacled bear; Tremarctos ornatus

Ancestry of “brillebjørn”, step by step

brillebjørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbjørna bear
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

via Norwegian Bokmål brille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrilleglasses, spectacles
2Low Germanbrille—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Old Norse Bjǫrn →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bjørn →