Where does “ソールズベリー” come from?
ソールズベリー (Japanese) comes from English Salisbury, from Middle English Saresbury, from Old English Searesbyriġ, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
Ancestry of “ソールズベリー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Salisbury | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Saresbury | — |
| 3 | Old English | Searesbyriġ | — |
| 4 | Old English | byriġ | — |
| 5 | Old English | burh | Alternative form of burg; fortress; hill |
| 6 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |