Where does “burgræced” come from?

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

burgræced (Old English): a city-dwelling (i.e. a house surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth)

Definitions

  1. a city-dwelling (i.e. a house surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth)

Ancestry of “burgræced”, step by step

burgræced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Old English ræċed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishræċedbuilding, structure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old English burg →