Where does “bärg” come from?

bärg (Westrobothnian) comes from Low German berg, from Middle Low German berch, from Old Saxon berg, from Proto-West Germanic berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bärg (Westrobothnian): Mountain, bedrock; To harvest hay; To have a...

Definitions

  1. Mountain, bedrock; To harvest hay; To have a...

Ancestry of “bärg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanberg—
2Middle Low Germanberch—
3Old Saxonbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “bärg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berg →