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Where does “Burgundiones” come from?

Burgundiones (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic Burgundī, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰonts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Burgundiones (Latin): highlanders

Definitions

  1. highlanders

Ancestry of “Burgundiones”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicBurgundī—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰérǵʰontshigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “Burgundiones”

  • Burgundy
  • Burgundian
  • burgundy
  • Burgundy wine
  • Bourgogne
  • 勃艮第
  • ブルゴーニュ
  • Burgundia
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