Where does “Tafelberg” come from?

Tafelberg (Dutch) comes 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.

Tafelberg (Dutch): Table Mountain

Definitions

  1. Table Mountain

Ancestry of “Tafelberg”, step by step

Tafelberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Dutch tafel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtafeltable; meal, spread on table; multiplication...
2Middle Dutchtâfeletable (flat surface with legs)
3Old Dutchtavalaplank
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “Tafelberg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Old Dutch berg →