Where does “berk” come from?

berk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch berke, from Old Dutch *berca, from Proto-West Germanic berku, from Proto-Germanic berkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

berk (Dutch): birch, tree of the genus "Betula"

Definitions

  1. birch, tree of the genus "Betula"

Ancestry of “berk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchberkebirch
2Old Dutch*berca—
3Proto-West GermanicberkuAlternative form of *birkijā; birch
4Proto-Germanicberkōbirch
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “berk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic berkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berku →
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