Where does “Birk” come from?

Birk (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

Birk (Central Franconian): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “Birk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbirke—
2Old High Germanbirkaa birch tree
3Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
4Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →