Where does “bjern” come from?

bjern (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic bernuz — bear.

bjern (Westrobothnian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bjern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrnbear
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Germanic bernuz →Every word from Old Norse bjǫrn →
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