burg

burg · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*burgz“borough, fortification”
2. Frankish · derived from*burg
3. Late Latin · derived fromburgus
4. English todayburg

The historical sense is from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“borough, fortification”). Doublet of borough, Brough, burgh, burh, and bury. Also compare burgess. The modern sense may have been formed in part by analogy with the many North American city names that are suffixed with -burg (a number of which in the Eastern United States once used -burgh instead. See burgh), as well as being formed in part due to German Burg.

Burg · noun²

Clipping of Burgundy.

Words from the same roots