Where does “Bierk” come from?

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

Bierk (Luxembourgish): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “Bierk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbirkaa birch tree
2Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
3Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →