Where does “gibirgi” come from?

gibirgi (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.

gibirgi (Old Saxon): mountains

Definitions

  1. mountains

Ancestry of “gibirgi”, step by step

gibirgi 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 →