Birke
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪrkə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā. The Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk.
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