Where does “брѣгъ” come from?

брѣгъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

брѣгъ (Old Church Slavonic): river bank; hill

Definitions

  1. river bank; hill

Ancestry of “брѣгъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “брѣгъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas →