Where does “Hüpfburg” come from?

Hüpfburg (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-.

Hüpfburg (German): bouncing castle

Definitions

  1. bouncing castle

Ancestry of “Hüpfburg”, step by step

Hüpfburg 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 hüpfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhüpfento hop; to bounce
2Proto-Germanichuppijanąto move up and down; hop
3Proto-Indo-Europeankewb-to bend, bow; to bend, bow, arch, vault; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →