Where does “מערבֿ־ברעג” come from?
מערבֿ־ברעג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ברעג, from Polish brzeg, from Proto-Slavic bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
Ancestry of “מערבֿ־ברעג”, step by step
מערבֿ־ברעג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ברעג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ברעג | coast; shore; beach |
| 2 | Polish | brzeg | coast, shoreline, bank; the area along the edge... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bergъ | hill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast? |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *bérgas | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰérǵʰos | hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |