Where does “birchen” come from?
birchen (English) comes from Middle English birchen, from Middle English birche, from Old English birċe, from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
birchen (English): Made from birch wood
Ancestry of “birchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | birchen | Made of birchwood; Covered with birch trees |
| 2 | Middle English | birche | birch; mastic |
| 3 | Old English | birċe | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | birkijā | birch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | birkijǭ | birch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |