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
- Electoral Brandenburg, the Electorate of Brandenburg
Ancestry of “Kurbrandenburg”, step by step
Kurbrandenburg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brandenburg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brandenburg | — |
| 2 | German | burg | fortress |
| 3 | Old French | burc | town or city |
| 4 | Old High German | burg | a castle; a city |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | burg | fortification; city |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via German Kür
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kür | choice; free skating |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kure | — |
| 3 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |