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Where does “byrke” come from?

byrke (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.

byrke (Middle English): Alternative form of birche

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of birche

Ancestry of “byrke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “byrke”

  • birk
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