Where does “burgus” come from?

burgus (Late Latin) comes from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burgus (Late Latin): fortified town

Definitions

  1. fortified town

Ancestry of “burgus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burgus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Frankish burg →