Where does “birken” come from?

birken (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.

birken (English): Made of birch; birchen

Definitions

  1. Made of birch; birchen

Ancestry of “birken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbirchenMade of birchwood; Covered with birch trees
2Middle Englishbirchebirch; mastic
3Old Englishbirċe—
4Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
5Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →