Where does “koalabjörn” come from?

koalabjörn (Swedish) comes from Swedish Björn, from Old Swedish biørn, from Old Norse Bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz — bear.

koalabjörn (Swedish): a koala bear

Definitions

  1. a koala bear

Ancestry of “koalabjörn”, step by step

koalabjörn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Björn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBjörna bear an ursid
2Old Swedishbiørnbear (animal)
3Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
4Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

via Swedish koala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkoalakoala
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Old Norse Bjǫrn →Every word from Old Swedish biørn →