Where does “birke” come from?

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

birke (Middle English): Alternative form of birche

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of birche

Ancestry of “birke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbirchebirch; mastic
2Old Englishbirċe—
3Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
4Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →