Where does “bjørkeved” come from?

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

bjørkeved (Norwegian Nynorsk): birch wood generally used as firewood

Definitions

  1. birch wood generally used as firewood

Ancestry of “bjørkeved”, step by step

bjørkeved 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 ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvedat, by, near, on (near or next to)
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →