Where does “Wallburg” come from?

Wallburg (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-.

Wallburg (German): hill-fort

Definitions

  1. hill-fort

Ancestry of “Wallburg”, step by step

Wallburg 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 Wall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWallrampart, parapet, earthwork; levee, embankment;...
2Old High Germanwalbattlefield
3Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →