Where does “Bergtürke” come from?

Bergtürke (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.

Bergtürke (German): Kurd

Definitions

  1. Kurd

Ancestry of “Bergtürke”, step by step

Bergtürke 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 Türke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTürkea Turk; an Ottoman; a Muslim, sometimes as an...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bergazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic berg