Where does “breg” come from?

breg (Slovene) comes 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.

breg (Slovene): slope, incline; hill; bank, shore, strand

Definitions

  1. slope, incline; hill; bank, shore, strand

Ancestry of “breg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas →