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
Ancestry of “bourgade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | borgada | — |
| 2 | Old Occitan | borc | settlement, town |
| 3 | Late Latin | burgus | fortified town |
| 4 | Frankish | burg | fortress; town; fortified city |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |