Birke
See also: birke
German
Etymology
From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵs. The Old High German variant birihha would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, German Low German Bark, English birch, and Swedish björk.
Pronunciation
Noun
Birke f (genitive Birke, plural Birken)
Derived terms
- Birkenallee f
- Birkenbesen m
- Birkenblatt n
- Birkenbusch m
- Birkenchampagner m
- Birkenfeige f
- Birkengewächs n
- Birkengrün n
- Birkenhäher m
- Birkenhain m
- Birkenholz n
- Birkenlaubsänger m
- Birkenlaub n
- Birkenleder n
- Birkenmaus f
- Birkenmeise f
- Birkenmet m
- Birkenpech n
- Birkenporling m
- Birkenreisig n
- Birkenreis n
- Birkenreizker m
- Birkenrinde f
- Birkenröhrling m
- Birkenrotkappe f
- Birkenrute f
- Birkensaft m
- Birkenscheit m
- Birkenschössling m
- Birkenschwamm m
- Birkenspanner m
- Birkenspinner m
- Birkenstamm m
- Birkenteer m
- Birkenvogel m
- Birkenwäldchen n
- Birkenwald m
- Birkenwanze f
- Birkenwasser n
- Birkenwein m
- Birkenwelle f
- Birkenzeisig m
- Birkenzweig m
- Blaubirke f
- Goldbirke f
- Hängebirke f
- Moorbirke f
- Papierbirke f
- Rotbirke f
- Sandbirke f
- Trauerbirke f
- Weißbirke f
- Zuckerbirke f
- Zwergbirke f
Related terms
Further reading
- “Birke” in Duden online
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