Where does “berke” come from?
berke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *berca, from Proto-West Germanic berku, from Proto-Germanic berkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
berke (Middle Dutch): birch
Ancestry of “berke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *berca | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | berku | Alternative form of *birkijā; birch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | berkō | birch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |
Words derived from “berke”