Where does “Homburg” come from?

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

Homburg (English): A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat...

Definitions

  1. A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat...

Ancestry of “Homburg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Homburg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →