Where does “Viðbjǫrn” come from?

Viðbjǫrn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Ancestry of “Viðbjǫrn”, step by step

Viðbjǫrn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse viðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
2Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Old Norse Bjǫrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

Words derived from “Viðbjǫrn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old Norse viðr →