Where does “burg” come from?

burg (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burg (Frankish): fortress; town; fortified city

Definitions

  1. fortress; town; fortified city

Ancestry of “burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burg”

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