Where does “bergtop” come from?

bergtop (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.

bergtop (Dutch): mountaintop, peak

Definitions

  1. mountaintop, peak

Ancestry of “bergtop”, step by step

bergtop 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 top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtopgreat, very good; top; apex
2Middle Dutchtop—
3Old Dutch*topp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →
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