Where does “Brandenburger” come from?
Brandenburger (English) comes from English Brandenburg, 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-.
Ancestry of “Brandenburger”, step by step
Brandenburger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Brandenburg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brandenburg | A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat,... |
| 2 | German | Brandenburg | — |
| 3 | German | burg | fortress |
| 4 | Old French | burc | town or city |
| 5 | Old High German | burg | a castle; a city |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | burg | fortification; city |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |