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Rotenberg
Rotenberg comes from German Rotenberg, from Berg ‘mountain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise up, be elevated’.
- 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 High Germanc. 750–1050bërg‘mountain, hill’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bërc‘a mountain’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBerg‘mountain’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentRotenberg
- 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 High Germanc. 750–1050bërg‘mountain, hill’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bërc‘a mountain’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBerg‘mountain’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentRotenberg
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise up, be elevated’
force, comfortable, fort, borough, burgess, bourgeois, burglar, brie, forcible, brahmin, burgh, burg, brahmana, borgo, bourguignon, broch, 22 more
through Proto-West Germanic *berg ‘hill, mountain’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- / Rotenberg