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Where does “burgz” come from?

burgz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burgz (Proto-Germanic): fortification, stronghold; city

Definitions

  1. fortification, stronghold; city

Ancestry of “burgz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burgz”

  • Petersburg
  • Burton
  • Pittsburgh
  • bourgeois
  • Canterbury
  • bourgeoisie
  • Gettysburg
  • Luxembourg
  • borough
  • Marlborough
  • burglar
  • Shrewsbury
  • Freiburg
  • Harrisburg
  • Shropshire
  • burgh
  • Burgos
  • Roxbury
  • Lynchburg
  • Louisbourg
  • Gothenburg
  • burg
  • Middlebury
  • Jonesboro
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