Where does “Gøteborg” come from?

Gøteborg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish Göteborg, from Proto-Turkic göt- — to rise, to raise; high, elevated.

Ancestry of “Gøteborg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishGöteborgGothenburg
2Proto-Turkicgöt-to rise, to raise; high, elevated
Every word from Proto-Turkic göt- →Every word from Swedish Göteborg →