English

Newburgh

Newburgh comes from Old English nĭwe burh.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from new + burgh

Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’

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Proto-Germanic *niwjaz ‘new’

Proto-West Germanic *niwi ‘new’

Old English nēowe ‘new’

Middle English neowe

English new

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to be elevated, up high’

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Proto-Germanic *burgz ‘city, stronghold’

Proto-West Germanic *burg ‘city’

Old English burh

Middle English borwe

English burgh

Every English word from Old English nĭwe burh

name A town in Fife council area, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Tay (OS grid ref NO2318).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.