Where does “bjǫrk” come from?

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

bjǫrk (Old Norse): birch, birch tree

Definitions

  1. birch, birch tree

Ancestry of “bjǫrk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “bjǫrk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵosEvery word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ