Where does “Gothenburg” come from?
Gothenburg derives from Swedish Göteborg, combining Swedish borg meaning fortified town with the city name Göta, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰrgʰ- meaning fortification.
Ancestry of “Gothenburg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Göteborg | Gothenburg |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | göt- | to rise, to raise; high, elevated |
Words derived from “Gothenburg”