Where does “burgery” come from?
burgery (English) comes from English Burger, from English Hamburger, from German Hamburger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.
burgery (English): The governing body of a burgh or borough;...
Definitions
- The governing body of a burgh or borough;...
Ancestry of “burgery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Burger | Alternative spelling of Burgher; A white wine... |
| 2 | English | Hamburger | A person from Hamburg |
| 3 | German | Hamburger | pertaining to Hamburg; Hamburger; hamburger |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |