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
Ancestry of “bjørk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | björk | a birch tree |
| 2 | Old Norse | bjǫrk | birch, birch tree |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | birkijǭ | birch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |
Words derived from “bjørk”