berch

See also: Berch and bèrch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch berg, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Noun

berch m

  1. mountain, hill

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: berg
    • Afrikaans: berg
      • → English: berg
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: berki
    • Jersey Dutch: bêrix
    • Negerhollands: berg, bergi
    • → Aukan: beligi
    • → Sranan Tongo: bergi
      • → Caribbean Javanese: bérgi
  • Limburgish: berg

Further reading
  • “berch”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “berch (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian berch, from Proto-West Germanic *berg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛrx/

Noun

berch c (plural bergen, diminutive berchje)

  1. mountain

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “berch (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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