Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “biørn” come from?

biørn (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz.

Ancestry of “biørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseBjǫrn—
2Proto-Germanicbernuz—

Words derived from “biørn”

  • tvättbjörn
  • björn
  • björntjänst
  • brunbjörn
  • björnbär
  • isbjörn
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →