Swedish björn

← Proto-Germanic *bernuz (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *berô (derived)

← Old Swedish biorn (inherited)

← Old Swedish biørn (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (derived)

← Old Norse bjǫrn (inherited)

→ Old English bera (cognate)

→ Swedish tvättbjörn (compound)

→ Swedish björntjänst (compound)

→ Swedish isbjörn (compound)

→ Swedish björnbär (compound)

→ Swedish brunbjörn (compound)

→ Swedish nallebjörn (compound)

→ Swedish björninna (suffix)