Where does “borga” come from?

borga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse borga, from Proto-Germanic burgōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

borga (Icelandic): to pay; indefinite genitive plural of borg

Definitions

  1. to pay; indefinite genitive plural of borg

Ancestry of “borga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseborga
2Proto-Germanicburgōnąto borrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic burgōnąEvery word from Old Norse borga
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