Where does “bergvesting” come from?

bergvesting (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.

bergvesting (Dutch): mountain stronghold, mountain fort

Definitions

  1. mountain stronghold, mountain fort

Ancestry of “bergvesting”, step by step

bergvesting 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 vesting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvestingfortification
2Middle Dutchvestinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Old Dutch berg →