Where does “borch” come from?

borch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borch (Middle Dutch): fortress, castle; city

Definitions

  1. fortress, castle; city

Ancestry of “borch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchburgfortress, castle; city
2Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →
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