Where does “berggodin” come from?

berggodin (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.

berggodin (Dutch): mountain goddess

Definitions

  1. mountain goddess

Ancestry of “berggodin”, step by step

berggodin 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 godin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgodingoddess
2Middle Dutchgodinne—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →