Where does “bjørkefink” come from?

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

bjørkefink (Norwegian Nynorsk): brambling, the bird "Fringilla montifringilla"

Definitions

  1. brambling, the bird "Fringilla montifringilla"

Ancestry of “bjørkefink”, step by step

bjørkefink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bjørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbjørka birch tree; birch
2Icelandicbjörka birch tree
3Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
4Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

via Norwegian Nynorsk fink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfinka bird of the family Fringillidae, the finches
2Middle Low Germanvinke—
3Old Saxon*fink—
4Proto-Germanicfinkizfinch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →