Where does “burg” come from?

burg (Albanian) comes from Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burg (Albanian): jail, prison

Definitions

  1. jail, prison

Ancestry of “burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinburgusA fort or castle, especially a smaller one; a...
2Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Frankish burg →