Where does “borgerkrig” come from?

borgerkrig (Danish) comes from Danish krig, from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

borgerkrig (Danish): civil war

Definitions

  1. civil war

Ancestry of “borgerkrig”, step by step

borgerkrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkrigwar
2Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
3Old Saxonkrīg—
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Danish borger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishborgera citizen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →