Where does “bergreeks” come from?

bergreeks (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bergreeks, from Dutch berg, from Middle Dutch berch, from Old Dutch berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bergreeks (Afrikaans): mountain range

Definitions

  1. mountain range

Ancestry of “bergreeks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergreeksmountain range
2Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
3Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
4Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Old Dutch berg →