Where does “berch” come from?

berch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

berch (Middle Dutch): mountain, hill

Definitions

  1. mountain, hill

Ancestry of “berch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
2Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →