Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/berku

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berkō.

Noun

*berku f

1. Alternative form of *birkijā (“birch”)

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*berku
Genitive	*berkā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*berku	*berkō
Accusative	*berkā	*berkā
Genitive	*berkā	*berkō
Dative	*berkē	*berkōm, *berkum
Instrumental	*berku	*berkōm, *berkum

Descendants

• Old English: beorc
• Old Dutch: *berka
  • Middle Dutch: berke
    • Dutch: berk
• Old High German: birka, biricha
  • Middle High German: birke, birche
    • German: Birke