Where does “Burg” come from?

Burg (German) comes from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Burg (German): castle, fortification

Definitions

  1. castle, fortification

Ancestry of “Burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanburga castle; a city
2Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Burg”

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