Where does “Walpurga” come from?

Walpurga (German) comes from Old High German Waltburg, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Walpurga (German): an eighth century saint whose feast day on May 1st coincided with a pagan feast associated in folklore with witchcraft

Definitions

  1. an eighth century saint whose feast day on May 1st coincided with a pagan feast associated in folklore with witchcraft

Ancestry of “Walpurga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanWaltburg—
2Old High Germanburga castle; a city
3Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Walpurga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →