-boro

English

suffix

Etymology

Inherited from Old English burh (fortified place, fort, town).

Origin

Old English

burh

Gloss

fortified place, fort, town

Concept

Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

町

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-borough English
-burgh English
Birk English
Brough English
bur- English
*burgz Proto-Germanic
Ciricburh Old English
Scrobbesburh Old English
burh Old English
burhbot Old English
burhleod Old English
burhleoda Old English
inburh Old English
borowe Middle English
borwe Middle English
*burg gmw-pro