Where does “bjørkemus” come from?
bjørkemus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bjørk, from Icelandic björk, from Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
bjørkemus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a northern birch mouse, "Sicista betulina"
Definitions
- a northern birch mouse, "Sicista betulina"
Ancestry of “bjørkemus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bjørk | a birch tree; birch |
| 2 | Icelandic | björk | a birch tree |
| 3 | Old Norse | bjǫrk | birch, birch tree |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | birkijǭ | birch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |