Where does “burg” come from?

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

burg (Proto-West Germanic): fortification; city

Definitions

  1. fortification; city

Ancestry of “burg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →