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

berg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bjarg

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

via Old Norse berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebergrock, boulder; cliff, precipice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Old Norse bjarg →