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Where does “birk” come from?

birk (Scots) comes from Old English bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

birk (Scots): A birch tree

Definitions

  1. A birch tree

Ancestry of “birk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbierċe—
2Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
3Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “birk”

  • birken
  • birkenshaw
  • Birkenside
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