Where does “Borghildr” come from?

Borghildr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “Borghildr”, step by step

Borghildr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse borg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Old Norse hildr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehildrbattle
2Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight

Words derived from “Borghildr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old Norse borg →