Where does “Brandenburg” come from?

Brandenburg (English) comes from German Brandenburg, from German burg, from Old French burc, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Brandenburg (English): A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat,...

Definitions

  1. A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat,...

Ancestry of “Brandenburg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrandenburg—
2Germanburgfortress
3Old Frenchburctown or city
4Old High Germanburga castle; a city
5Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Brandenburg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →