bjørk

Norwegian Nynorsk

/bjœrk/

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Definitions
  • a birch tree a tree of the genus Betula
  • birch wood from the birch tree

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse bjǫrk derived from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵs.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerHǵs

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