Where does “bygdeborg” come from?

bygdeborg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bygd, from Old Norse byggð, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bygdeborg (Norwegian Nynorsk): remains of a special kind of fortification build between 1st and 7th centuries in Scandinavia, similar to Swedish fornborg

Definitions

  1. remains of a special kind of fortification build between 1st and 7th centuries in Scandinavia, similar to Swedish fornborg

Ancestry of “bygdeborg”, step by step

bygdeborg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bygd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbygdcountry district or settlement
2Old Norsebyggð—
3Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
4Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Norwegian Nynorsk borg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskborga castle
2Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būwijaną →