Where does “borke” come from?
borke (German) comes from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
Ancestry of “borke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | borke | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | barkuz | bark of a tree |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |