burcht

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bʏrxt/

noun
Definitions
  • citadel, castle, borough
  • burrow of a badger, fox or beaver

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch burch inherited from Old Dutch *burg inherited from *burg inherited from Proto-Germanic *burgz (stronghold, city, fortress, borough, fortification, hill-fort, fortified town, town, burg, castle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerǵʰ-

Gloss

high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect

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Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

Emoji
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