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
Ancestry of “Birk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | birke | — |
| 2 | Old High German | birka | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | birkijā | birch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | birkijǭ | birch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |