Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "birch tree" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbeorc(Anglo-Saxon) birka(Old High German) bjǫrk(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsBirkir, Bjarki, Björk(Icelandic) Surname DescendantBjörk(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 61. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 43.
