Where does “birk” come from?

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

birk (Middle English): Alternative form of birche

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of birche

Ancestry of “birk”, step by step

birk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English birċe

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

via Old English bierċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbierċebirch

Words derived from “birk”

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