Where does “borc” come from?

borc (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borc (Old Occitan): settlement, town

Definitions

  1. settlement, town

Ancestry of “borc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinburgusfortified town
2Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “borc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Frankish burg →
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