First attested as in der birket in 1388. Derived from a variant of Middle Dutch berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.
De Birkt n
- A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de birkt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
