Proto-West Germanic

*burg

‘city’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *burg.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *burg, most familiar first.

• borough ← borwe ← burh
• bourgeoisie ← bourgeois ← bourgois ← borgeis ← burgensis
• burgh ← borwe ← burh
• borgo ← burgus
• borghetto ← borgo ← burgus

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *burg