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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

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

Words derived from “burch”

  • beverburcht
  • burcht
  • burg
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