Where does “Edimburgo” come from?
Edimburgo (Spanish) comes from English Edinburgh, from Middle English Edynburgh, from Old English *Edyn burg, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
Ancestry of “Edimburgo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Edinburgh | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Edynburgh | — |
| 3 | Old English | *Edyn burg | — |
| 4 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |