Where does “berg” come from?

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

berg (Dutch): mountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...

Definitions

  1. mountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...

Ancestry of “berg”, step by step

berg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch berch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
2Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Dutch Berggierslanden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBerggierslanden—

Words derived from “berg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →