Where does “beorc” come from?

beorc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic berku, from Proto-Germanic berkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

beorc (Old English): A birch tree; A poplar; The runic character...

Definitions

  1. A birch tree; A poplar; The runic character...

Ancestry of “beorc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West GermanicberkuAlternative form of *birkijā; birch
2Proto-Germanicberkōbirch
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “beorc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic berkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berku →