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Where does “bjǫrn” come from?

bjǫrn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bernuz.

bjǫrn (Old Norse): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bjǫrn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbernuz—

Words derived from “bjǫrn”

  • berserk
  • berserkly
  • berserkness
  • beresque
  • Torbjörn
  • Thorbjörn
  • Björn
  • tvättbjörn
  • brunbjörn
  • björnbär
  • björn
  • björntjänst
  • isbjörn
  • berserk
  • andesbjørn
  • bjørn
  • vaskebjørn
  • brillebjørn
  • brunbjørn
  • isbjørn
  • bjørnebær
  • vaskebjørn
  • bjørn
  • brunbjørn
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →