bergen

bergen · noun¹

Shortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen.

Bergen · proper noun²

1. Old Norse · derived fromBjǫrgvin“meadow between the mountains”
2. English todayBergen

Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

Bergen · proper noun³

1. Middle Dutch · derived frombergen
2. Dutch · borrowed fromBergen
3. English todayBergen

Borrowed from Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.

Words from the same roots