Appendix:Proto-Germanic/burgz

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This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Proto-Germanic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high). Cognate with Old Armenian բուրգն (burgn, tower), Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /burɣz/

Noun [edit]

*burgz f

  1. fortification, stronghold
  2. (fortified) city

Declension [edit]


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