Where does “Göteborg” come from?

Göteborg (Swedish) comes from Proto-Turkic göt- — to rise, to raise; high, elevated.

Göteborg (Swedish): Gothenburg

Definitions

  1. Gothenburg

Ancestry of “Göteborg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicgöt-to rise, to raise; high, elevated

Words derived from “Göteborg

Every word from Proto-Turkic göt-
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