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Where does “berg” come from?

berg (Swedish) comes from Old Norse bjarg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

berg (Swedish): mountain; bedrock, mine; a mountain, a very large...

Definitions

  1. mountain; bedrock, mine; a mountain, a very large...

Ancestry of “berg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsebjargAlternative form of berg; cliff
2Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berg”

  • Öberg
  • Strömberg
  • Forsberg
  • Rydberg
  • Berg
  • bergfink
  • bergskedja
  • Berglund
  • Bergman
  • bergssida
  • Bergström
  • isberg
  • Berggren
  • Nyberg
  • Söderberg
  • köttberg
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