Where does “Duxbury” come from?

Duxbury (English) comes from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “Duxbury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old English burg →