Where does “brig” come from?
brig (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
brig (Polabian): bank, shore
Ancestry of “brig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bergъ | hill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast? |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *bérgas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰérǵʰos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |