Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burgz

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

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Either:

Both theories are formally and semantically reasonable.[1] For a semantic parallel, compare Latin arx, which goes through the meanings of *burgz and of *bergaz (“hill, mountain”); perhaps both Indo-European roots conflated and contributed to the proto-Germanic term's development.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /burɣz/

Noun

*burgz f

  1. fortification, stronghold
  2. (fortified) city

Inflection

Declension of *burgz (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *burgz *burgiz
vocative *burg *burgiz
accusative *burgų *burgunz
genitive *burgiz *burgǫ̂
dative *burgi *burgumaz
instrumental *burgē *burgumiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*burg-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
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