Where does “bjørk” come from?

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

bjørk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a birch tree; birch

Definitions

  1. a birch tree; birch

Ancestry of “bjørk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbjörka birch tree
2Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
3Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “bjørk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →