Where does “בורג” come from?

בורג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German burg, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

בורג (Yiddish): palace, chateau; castle, chateau; fort

Definitions

  1. palace, chateau; castle, chateau; fort

Ancestry of “בורג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanburg—
2Old High Germanburga castle; a city
3Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “בורג”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burg →