Bierk
Luxemburgeois
/bie̯k/
noun
Definitions
- birch tree
Etymology
Derived from Old High German birka derived from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵs.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰerHǵs
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- birch English
- birchbark English
- birchen English
- bircher English
- birchlike English
- birchwood English
- birchy English
- Birke German
- birken German
- berk Dutch, Flemish
- berkenboom Dutch, Flemish
- berkenroede Dutch, Flemish
- berkhaan Dutch, Flemish
- berkhoen Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰerHǵos Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰerHǵs Proto-Indo-European
- *birkijǭ Proto-Germanic
- birċe Old English
- birche Middle English
- birkja Old Norse
- bjǫrk Old Norse
- berke Middle Dutch
- birka Old High German
- birke Middle High German
- *birkijā gmw-pro
- *berźas Proto-Balto-Slavic