Where does “-berg” come from?

-berg (English) comes from English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

-berg (English): Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname

Definitions

  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname

Ancestry of “-berg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishicebergThe seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of...
2Dutchijsbergiceberg
3Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
4Middle Dutchijsice
5Old Dutchīs—
6Proto-West Germanicīsice
7Proto-Germanicīsąice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
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