Where does “burglar” come from?

Burglar comes from Middle English burgulator, from Medieval Latin burglator, from Old French burgeor, from Medieval Latin burgator, from Latin burgo, from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, originally meaning a fortified town or stronghold.

burglar (English): A person who breaks in to premises with the...

Definitions

  1. A person who breaks in to premises with the...

Ancestry of “burglar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinburglator—
2Latinburgodative singular of burgus; ablative singular of...
3Late Latinburgusfortified town
4Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burglar”

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