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Where does “berg” come from?

berg (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

berg (Old Dutch): mountain, hill

Definitions

  1. mountain, hill

Ancestry of “berg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berg”

  • berg
  • bergie
  • bergander
  • fatberg
  • bergtop
  • bergnimf
  • bergbewoner
  • tafelberg
  • Tafelberg
  • Bergen
  • bergpas
  • bergrug
  • bergkristal
  • berggod
  • bergleeuw
  • berggodin
  • bergafwaarts
  • bergaf
  • bergvesting
  • boterberg
  • berggeit
  • steenberg
  • bergrijst
  • bergpad
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