Where does “birche” come from?

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

birche (Middle English): birch; mastic

Definitions

  1. birch; mastic

Ancestry of “birche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbirċe—
2Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
3Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “birche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →