Words that come from Old Norse borg

53 words across 19 languages descend from Old Norse borg — including Gothenburg, Porvoo, broch, Gothenburger, borg, borg, borg, borg.

See the etymology of borg itself →

Swedish (11)

Finnish (10)

English (4)

Faroese (4)

Icelandic (4)

Northern Sami (3)

Danish (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Spanish (2)

Old Swedish (1)

Italian (1)

Polish (1)

Norwegian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Russian (1)

Old Norse (1)

Portuguese (1)

Scots (1)