Where does “Oddbjørn” come from?

Oddbjørn (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “Oddbjørn”, step by step

Oddbjørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse oddr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseoddrsharp point
2Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Old Norse bjǫrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrnbear
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →Every word from Old Norse oddr →