Where does “berkenroede” come from?
berkenroede (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.
berkenroede (Dutch): a birch rod, a rod made from birch twigs
Definitions
- a birch rod, a rod made from birch twigs
Ancestry of “berkenroede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |