בערעזע
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די
בעריאָזע, בזשאָזע
'birch (tree)'

ETYMOLOGY

Ukrainian бере́за, Belarusian бяро́за, Old Church Slavonic brěza, Russian берёза, Polish brzoza < Proto-Slavic ✱bèrza; Lithuanian béržas, Latvian bȩ̃rzs < Proto-Balto-Slavic ✱bérʔźos < ✱bʰerh₁ǵ-o/eh₂-; cf. Sanskrit bhū́rja-
ON bjǫrk, OE beorc, Dutch berk; from PGmc ✱berkō- 'birch tree'; from PIE ✱bʰerh₁ǵ-eh₂-; OE birce, English birch, OS birka, OHG bircha, birihha, MHG birke, NHG Birke; from PGmc ✱berkjō(n)-
Related to the root of ✱berhta- 'bright', due to the whitish color of the birch tree.

The form בזשאָזע is characteristic for CENTRAL (cf. Polish brzoza).

SYNONYMS
בערק, בערקנבוים, בירקע {GERMANISM}, בירקל {GERMANISM}, בוירטש {Anglicism}

CENTRAL

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

brɛ́zənə hɔɫc ברעזענע האָלץ 'birch wood' {ETCP, Nyzhnya Apsha, 48233}

bžozəs בזשאָזעס {POLAND, Warsaw, 52211}

NORTHEASTERN

Lithuania

bʲeʀózɛ {LITHUANIA, Vilnius, 54257}