Where does “Göteborg” come from?

Göteborg (Finnish) comes from Swedish Göteborg, from Proto-Turkic göt- — to rise, to raise; high, elevated.

Göteborg (Finnish): Gothenburg

Definitions

  1. Gothenburg

Ancestry of “Göteborg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishGöteborgGothenburg
2Proto-Turkicgöt-to rise, to raise; high, elevated

Words derived from “Göteborg”

Every word from Proto-Turkic göt- →Every word from Swedish Göteborg →