Where does “ninebark” come from?

ninebark (English) comes from English bark, from Middle English bark, from Old English barc, from Old Norse bǫrkr, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

ninebark (English): Any flowering plant of the genus Physocarpus

Definitions

  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Physocarpus

Ancestry of “ninebark”, step by step

ninebark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarkTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the...
2Middle Englishbarkbark; The exterior layer of a nut or other fruit;...
3Old Englishbarcbark
4Old Norsebǫrkrbark
5Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via English nine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnineA numerical value equal to 9; the number...
2Middle Englishnynnine
3Old Englishniġonnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Old Norse bǫrkr →