Where does “Bergzebra” come from?

Bergzebra (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.

Bergzebra (German): mountain zebra

Definitions

  1. mountain zebra

Ancestry of “Bergzebra”, step by step

Bergzebra 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 Zebra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZebrazebra
2Portuguesezebrazebra
3Old Portuguesezevrostupid, uncouth; a now-extinct species of...
4Old PortugueseezevroAlternative form of zevro
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