Where does “*berca” come from?
*berca (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic berku, from Proto-Germanic berkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
Ancestry of “*berca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | berku | Alternative form of *birkijā; birch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | berkō | birch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |