Burg.
castle, fortification
Meaning & usage
castle, fortification
beaver lodge
sandcastle
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Middle High German burc German Burg From Middle High German burc, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰ-s, a form of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”). Compare Dutch burcht, English borough, ‑bury, Danish borg.
a town, the administrative seat of Jerichower Land district, Saxony-Anhalt
Where this word comes from
Probably not from etymology 1, as there has never been any kind of castle or fortification there, but rather from Proto-Slavic *bȏrgъ (“stack, rick”).
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