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
- birch, tree of the genus "Betula"
Ancestry of “berk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | berke | birch |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *berca | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | berku | Alternative form of *birkijā; birch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | berkō | birch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |
Words derived from “berk”