Where does “брѣгъ” come from?

брѣгъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ, 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 East Slavic): bank; shore; precipice

Definitions

  1. bank; shore; precipice

Ancestry of “брѣгъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбрѣгъriver bank; hill
2Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
5Proto-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 →