Berg
/bɛrɡ/noun
A mountain or hill, especially in Germanic languages and place names.
Did you know?Berg is an old Germanic mountain word, and its relatives helped shape countless place names across Europe, where geography itself became language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰerǵʰ-
“to rise, high place; elevated”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bergaz
“hill, mountain”
Old High German
OHG
berg
“mountain, hill”
Old English
OE
beorg
“hill, mountain, mound”
Modern English
English
berg
“a mountain, especially in place names and loanwords”