Where does “bjerk” come from?

bjerk (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

bjerk (Westrobothnian): a birch tree

Definitions

  1. a birch tree

Ancestry of “bjerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
2Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrk →