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

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “berke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*berca—
2Proto-West GermanicberkuAlternative form of *birkijā; birch
3Proto-Germanicberkōbirch
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “berke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic berkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berku →