Where does “Kaliningrad” come from?

Kaliningrad is the English name for the Russian city Калинингра́д, originally named Königsberg by its German founders.

Kaliningrad (English): an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania

Definitions

  1. an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania

Ancestry of “Kaliningrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКалинингра́д—
2Russianградhail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a...
3Old Church Slavonicградъfortification, castle; city, town; hail
4Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →