Where does “burg” come from?

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

burg (German): fortress

Definitions

  1. fortress

Ancestry of “burg”, step by step

burg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French burc

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

via Proto-Slavic borgъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicborgъstack, rick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorgʰ-o-—

Words derived from “burg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →