Where does “Bergfink” come from?

Bergfink (German) comes from German berg, from Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, from Proto-West Germanic berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Bergfink (German): brambling

Definitions

  1. brambling

Ancestry of “Bergfink”, step by step

Bergfink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberga mountain, hill
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via German Fink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFinkfinch
2Middle High Germanvinke—
3Old High GermanfincoA finch
4Proto-Germanicfinkôfinch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ping-small bird, sparrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →