Where does “burghez” come from?

burghez (Romanian) comes from Italian borghese, from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

burghez (Romanian): bourgeois

Definitions

  1. bourgeois

Ancestry of “burghez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianborghesemiddle-class, bourgeois; civilian; middle-class...
2Late Latinburgusfortified town
3Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “burghez”

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