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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

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