Where does “bourg” come from?

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

bourg (French): burg, market town

Definitions

  1. burg, market town

Ancestry of “bourg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbourg—
2Old FrenchborcAlternative form of burc; fortified place, town
3Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “bourg”

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