Where does “Kurbrandenburg” come from?

Kurbrandenburg (German) comes from German Brandenburg, 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-.

Kurbrandenburg (German): Electoral Brandenburg, the Electorate of Brandenburg

Definitions

  1. Electoral Brandenburg, the Electorate of Brandenburg

Ancestry of “Kurbrandenburg”, step by step

Kurbrandenburg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Brandenburg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrandenburg
2Germanburgfortress
3Old Frenchburctown or city
4Old High Germanburga castle; a city
5Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-

via German Kür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürchoice; free skating
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickure
3Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
4Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
5Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
6Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
7Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic burgzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic burg