Where does “dvergbjørk” come from?

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

dvergbjørk (Norwegian Bokmål): dwarf birch

Definitions

  1. dwarf birch

Ancestry of “dvergbjørk”, step by step

dvergbjørk 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 dverg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldverga dwarf
2Old Norsedvergra dwarf; a short support pillar; a brooch, stud,...
3Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →