Where does “bǫrkr” come from?
bǫrkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
bǫrkr (Old Norse): bark
Ancestry of “bǫrkr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | barkuz | bark of a tree |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |
Words derived from “bǫrkr”