Where does “Birkenwäldchen” come from?

Birkenwäldchen (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.

Ancestry of “Birkenwäldchen”, step by step

Birkenwäldchen 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 Wäldchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWäldchen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →