Where does “broch” come from?

broch (Scots) comes from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

broch (Scots): broch; burgh, town

Definitions

  1. broch; burgh, town

Ancestry of “broch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “broch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old Norse borg →