Where does “burgporta” come from?

burgporta (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burgporta (Old Dutch): city gate

Definitions

  1. city gate

Ancestry of “burgporta”, step by step

burgporta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchburgfortress, castle; city
2Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Old Dutch porta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchportagate
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →