Where does “-bourg” come from?

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

-bourg (French): Placename suffix

Definitions

  1. Placename suffix

Ancestry of “-bourg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “-bourg”

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