Where does “burg” come from?

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

burg (Old Saxon): fort, castle; city, town

Definitions

  1. fort, castle; city, town

Ancestry of “burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →