Where does “Bjørn” come from?

Bjørn (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz — bear.

Ancestry of “Bjørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrnbear
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrn →