Where does “Bourges” come from?

Bourges (French) comes from German Burg, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Bourges (French): "the French city"

Definitions

  1. "the French city"

Ancestry of “Bourges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBurgcastle, fortification
2Old High Germanburga castle; a city
3Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Bourges”

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