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Where does “burg” come from?

burg (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burg (Old English): city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...

Definitions

  1. city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...

Ancestry of “burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burg”

  • Petersburg
  • Burton
  • Pittsburgh
  • Canterbury
  • Gettysburg
  • borough
  • Marlborough
  • Shrewsbury
  • Harrisburg
  • Shropshire
  • burgh
  • Roxbury
  • Middlebury
  • Jonesboro
  • Harrisonburg
  • Musselburgh
  • boro
  • Maryborough
  • Phillipsburg
  • Julesburg
  • burh
  • burghal
  • Hollidaysburg
  • Catlettsburg
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