Where does “Burgundi” come from?

Burgundi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic Burgundī, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰonts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Burgundi (Finnish): Burgundy

Definitions

  1. Burgundy

Ancestry of “Burgundi”, step by step

Burgundi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic Burgundī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicBurgundī—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰérǵʰontshigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via German Burgund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBurgund—

Words derived from “Burgundi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰonts →Every word from Proto-Germanic Burgundī →