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Where does “burg” come from?

burg (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burg (Old High German): a castle; a city

Definitions

  1. a castle; a city

Ancestry of “burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burg”

  • Luxembourg
  • Freiburg
  • Luxembourgish
  • burgrave
  • Luxembourgian
  • Luxembourger
  • burggrave
  • burgravine
  • burgravius
  • Bourgois
  • Bourges
  • Hüpfburg
  • Burg
  • Burkhard
  • Siebenbürgen
  • Luxemburger
  • Luxemburgerin
  • Walpurga
  • Burggraf
  • Hochburg
  • Burggräfin
  • burgähnlich
  • Wagenburg
  • Luxemburg
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