Where does “Hirschberg” come from?

Hirschberg (German) comes from German Hirsch, from Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic herut, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Hirschberg (German): Any of a number of smaller places in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and some other countries in Europe

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of smaller places in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and some other countries in Europe

Ancestry of “Hirschberg”, step by step

Hirschberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hirsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirschdeer
2Middle High Germanhirz—
3Old High Germanhiruzdeer
4Proto-West Germanicherutdeer, stag
5Proto-Germanicherutazdeer, stag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

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

Words derived from “Hirschberg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →