Where does “borg” come from?

borg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish borg, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borg (Norwegian Bokmål): a castle

Definitions

  1. a castle

Ancestry of “borg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishborgcastle, stronghold; credit; imperative of borge
2Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old Norse borg →