Where does “брег” come from?

брег (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic брѣгъ, from Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ, 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.

брег (Russian): bank, shore, coast

Definitions

  1. bank, shore, coast

Ancestry of “брег”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбрѣгъbank; shore; precipice
2Old Church Slavonicбрѣгъriver bank; hill
3Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “брег”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas →