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Haaksbergen
Haaksbergen comes from Dutch Haaksbergen, from Old Dutch berg ‘hill, elevated place’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰerǵʰ-‘to rise up, be elevated’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰérǵʰos‘hill’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bergaz‘hill, mountain’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*berg‘hill, mountain’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150berg‘hill, elevated place’
- Old Dutch, derivedc. 500–1150Hock
- Dutchc. 1500–presentHaaksbergen
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰerǵʰ-‘to rise up, be elevated’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰérǵʰos‘hill’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bergaz‘hill, mountain’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*berg‘hill, mountain’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150berg‘hill, elevated place’
- Old Dutch, derivedc. 500–1150Hock
- Dutchc. 1500–presentHaaksbergen
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise up, be elevated’
force, comfortable, fort, borough, burgess, burglar, bourgeois, brie, forcible, brahmin, burgh, burg, brahmana, broch, borgo, bourguignon, 22 more
through Proto-West Germanic *berg ‘hill, mountain’
Today it means
name A village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- / Haaksbergen