Where does “borg” come from?

borg (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic burgōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

borg (Old English): pledge

Definitions

  1. pledge

Ancestry of “borg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburgōnąto borrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “borg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgōną →