Where does “Birkenast” come from?

Birkenast (German) comes from German birke, from Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

Birkenast (German): birch bough

Definitions

  1. birch bough

Ancestry of “Birkenast”, step by step

Birkenast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German birke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbirkebirch tree
2Middle High Germanbirke—
3Old High Germanbirkaa birch tree
4Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
5Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

via German ast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanastbough, limb, branch
2Middle High Germanast—
3Old High Germanastbranch
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →