Where does “burgeor” come from?
burgeor (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin burgator, from Latin burgo, from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
burgeor (Old French): burglar
Ancestry of “burgeor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | burgator | burglar |
| 2 | Latin | burgo | dative singular of burgus; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Late Latin | burgus | fortified town |
| 4 | Frankish | burg | fortress; town; fortified city |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “burgeor”