Where does “Kingsbury” come from?

Kingsbury (French) comes from English Kingsbury, from Old English Cingesburg, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “Kingsbury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKingsburyA placename
2Old EnglishCingesburg—
3Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
4Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old English burg →