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

  1. a birch rod, a rod made from birch twigs

Ancestry of “berkenroede”, step by step

berkenroede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch berk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchberkbirch, tree of the genus "Betula"
2Middle Dutchberkebirch
3Old Dutch*berca—
4Proto-West GermanicberkuAlternative form of *birkijā; birch
5Proto-Germanicberkōbirch
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via Dutch roede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchroedeA rod; A penis; An are, a unit of area...
2Middle Dutchroede—
3Old Dutchruodarod, pole
4Proto-West Germanic*rōdu—
5Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic berkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berku →