Where does “Vidhbiorn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Vidhbiorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseViðbjǫrn—
2Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old Norse viðr →