Where does “borg” come from?

borg (Faroese) comes from Danish borg, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borg (Faroese): castle, stronghold; bail; credit

Definitions

  1. castle, stronghold; bail; credit

Ancestry of “borg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishborgcastle, stronghold; credit; imperative of borge
2Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “borg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old Norse borg →