Where does “dvergbjørk” come from?
dvergbjørk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bjørk, from Icelandic björk, from Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
dvergbjørk (Norwegian Nynorsk): dwarf birch
Ancestry of “dvergbjørk”, 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 |