Petrograd

The story

1. Dutch · derived fromSankt-Pieter-Burch“Сант-Питер-Бурхъ (Sant-Piter-Burx)”
2. German · derived fromSankt Petersburg“Санкт-Петербургъ (Sankt-Peterburg)”
3. Dutch · derived fromburch“town, fortress”
4. German · derived fromBurg“city, castle”
5. Dutch · derived fromPieter
6. German · derived fromPeter
7. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠέτρος
8. Russian · borrowed fromПетрогра́д
9. English todayPetrograd

From Russian Петрогра́д (Petrográd). The portion Петро (Petro, “Petros”), from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) and German Peter, from Dutch Pieter, from Sankt Pieter (“Saint Peter”), from Apostle Peter and Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia and then Emperor. The portion град (grad, “city”), from German Burg (“city, castle”), from Dutch burch (“town, fortress”). Петрогра́д (Petrográd, “Petrograd”) from German Sankt Petersburg (“Санкт-Петербургъ (Sankt-Peterburg)”), from Dutch Sankt-Pieter-Burch (“Сант-Питер-Бурхъ (Sant-Piter-Burx)”), the Russian city was named in Dutch instead of Russian by Peter the Great.

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