Where does “berg” come from?

berg (German) comes from Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, from Proto-West Germanic berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

berg (German): a mountain, hill

Definitions

  1. a mountain, hill

Ancestry of “berg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbërca mountain
2Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
3Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →