Where does “burg” come from?
Burg comes from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrgʰ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-.
burg (English): A city or town; A fortified town in medieval...
Definitions
- A city or town; A fortified town in medieval...
Ancestry of “burg”, step by step
burg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English burgundy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burgundy | Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy; A dark... |
| 2 | English | Burgundy | A variety of red wine from this region; A variety... |
| 3 | English | Burgundy wine | — |
| 4 | English | wine | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the... |
| 5 | Middle English | wyn | wine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Old English | wīn | wine, vine |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 9 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |