Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “borke” come from?

borke (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

Ancestry of “borke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “borke”

  • sbucciare
  • buccia
  • Borkenkäfer
  • Borke
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