Where does “giberg” come from?

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

giberg (Old Saxon): cover

Definitions

  1. cover

Ancestry of “giberg”, step by step

giberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbergmountain, hill
2Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berg →
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