Where does “Borg” come from?

Borg (English) comes from English Cyborg, from English organism, from French organisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Borg (English): One who proselytises or assimilates; To...

Definitions

  1. One who proselytises or assimilates; To...

Ancestry of “Borg”, step by step

Borg traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cyborg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCyborgA being which is part machine and part organic
2EnglishorganismA discrete and complete living thing, such as...
3Frenchorganismeorganism; organisation
4French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
5Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
6Latin-ismus-ism
7Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
8Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via Yiddish בורג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבורגpalace, chateau; castle, chateau; fort
2Middle High Germanburg
3Old High Germanburga castle; a city
4Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-

via Old High German borgēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanborgēnto borrow
2West Germanic*borgōn
3Proto-Germanicburgōnąto borrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “Borg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from French -ïsmeEvery word from Ancient Greek -μός