Where does “birken” come from?

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

birken (Scots): Made of, consisting of, pertaining to birch;...

Definitions

  1. Made of, consisting of, pertaining to birch;...

Ancestry of “birken”, step by step

birken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots birk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsbirkA birch tree
2Old Englishbierċebirch
3Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
4Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

via Middle English birken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbirken—
2Old Englishbircenbirchen; made of birch
3Proto-Germanicbirkīnazbirchen, made of birch
4Proto-Germanicberkōbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic birkijā →