Where does “birkiviðr” come from?

birkiviðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse birki-, from Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

birkiviðr (Old Norse): birchwood

Definitions

  1. birchwood

Ancestry of “birkiviðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebirki-birchen, birch
2Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
3Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →