Where does “bourgade” come from?

bourgade (French) comes from Old Occitan borgada, from Old Occitan borc, from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

bourgade (French): village

Definitions

  1. village

Ancestry of “bourgade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanborgada—
2Old Occitanborcsettlement, town
3Late Latinburgusfortified town
4Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “bourgade”

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