Where does “borgarstjóri” come from?

borgarstjóri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic borg, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borgarstjóri (Icelandic): mayor of a city

Definitions

  1. mayor of a city

Ancestry of “borgarstjóri”, step by step

borgarstjóri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic borg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicborgcity; castle; a rocky hill
2Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Icelandic stjóri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjóriboss, executive; chief; the conductor or captain...
2Old Norsestjóri—
3Proto-Germanicsteurō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old Norse borg →