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Where does “berg” come from?

berg (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

berg (Old Norse): rock, boulder; cliff, precipice

Definitions

  1. rock, boulder; cliff, precipice

Ancestry of “berg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berg”

  • Aigburth
  • Berg
  • isberg
  • Bergström
  • Berglund
  • Bergman
  • Berggren
  • Forsberg
  • Nyberg
  • Söderberg
  • Öberg
  • Strömberg
  • bergfink
  • bergskedja
  • köttberg
  • berg
  • bergssida
  • Rydberg
  • bergmann
  • bergart
  • berg
  • bergmann
  • bergta
  • berg
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