Where does “бережок” come from?
бережок (Russian) comes from Russian берёг, from Old East Slavic берегъ, 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.
Ancestry of “бережок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | берёг | masculine singular past indicative imperfective... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | берегъ | bank; shore |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bergъ | hill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast? |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *bérgas | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰérǵʰos | hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |