Where does “Oostburg” come from?

Oostburg (Dutch) comes from Dutch burg, from Middle Dutch burch, from Middle English birche, from Old English birċe, from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

Ancestry of “Oostburg”, step by step

Oostburg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchburgAlternative form of burcht, "now rarely used...
2Middle DutchburchAlternative form of borch
3Middle Englishbirchebirch; mastic
4Old Englishbirċe—
5Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
6Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

via Dutch oost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoosteast; eastwards
2Middle Dutchoost—
3Old Dutchōst—
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
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