Where does “tafelberg” come from?

tafelberg (Dutch) comes from Dutch Tafelberg, 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, mesa

Definitions

  1. table mountain, mesa

Ancestry of “tafelberg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchTafelbergTable Mountain
2Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
3Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
4Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “tafelberg”

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