Where does “birki-” come from?

birki- (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

birki- (Old Norse): birchen, birch

Definitions

  1. birchen, birch

Ancestry of “birki-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrkbirch, birch tree
2Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “birki-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵosEvery word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭEvery word from Old Norse bjǫrk