Where does “Höhenburg” come from?

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

Höhenburg (German): hill castle

Definitions

  1. hill castle

Ancestry of “Höhenburg”, step by step

Höhenburg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanburgfortress
2Old Frenchburctown or city
3Old High Germanburga castle; a city
4Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via German Höhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöheheight
2Middle High Germanhœhe—
3Old High Germanhōhīheight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →