Words that come from Frankish “burg”
109 words across 27 languages descend from Frankish burg — including bourgeois, bourgeoisie, burglar, Lynchburg, Louisbourg, burg, Martinsburg, bourgeoise.
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English (38)
- bourgeois
- bourgeoisie
- burglar
- Lynchburg
- Louisbourg
- burg
- Martinsburg
- bourgeoise
- burglarious
- burglarize
- nonbourgeois
- embourgeoisement
- Walsenburg
- Scottsburg
- antibourgeois
- burglariously
- borgo
- bourgeoisification
- burglarproof
- Flemingsburg
- postbourgeois
- bourgie
- bourgeoisify
- unbourgeois
- bourgeoisness
- antiburglar
- burglaree
- burgish
- cat burglar
- gin burglar
- comprador bourgeoisie
- petty bourgeoisie
- narcobourgeoisie
- narcobourgeois
- burglarizer
- burglarous
- burglarously
- de-bourgeoisify