Where does “Vlagtwedder-Barlage” come from?
Vlagtwedder-Barlage (Dutch) comes from Dutch berk, from Middle Dutch berke, from Old Dutch *berca, from Proto-West Germanic berku, from Proto-Germanic berkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
Ancestry of “Vlagtwedder-Barlage”, step by step
Vlagtwedder-Barlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch berk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | berk | birch, tree of the genus "Betula" |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | berke | birch |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *berca | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | berku | Alternative form of *birkijā; birch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berkō | birch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |
via Dutch Vlagtwedde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Vlagtwedde | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wēde | dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria) |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *wētha | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waiþu | wandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |