Where does “burch” come from?

burch (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle English birche, from Old English birċe, from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

burch (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of borch

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of borch

Ancestry of “burch”, step by step

burch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English birche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbirchebirch; mastic
2Old Englishbirċe—
3Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
4Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

via Old Dutch burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchburgfortress, castle; city
2Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →