Where does “bourg” come from?

bourg (Middle French) comes from Old French borc, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “bourg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchborcAlternative form of burc; fortified place, town
2Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “bourg”

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