Where does “björk” come from?
björk (Swedish) comes from Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
björk (Swedish): birch tree
Ancestry of “björk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bjǫrk | birch, birch tree |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | birkijǭ | birch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |