burcht
Dutch
Etymology
With seemingly random addition of -t, from Middle Dutch burch, from Old Dutch *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).
Cognate with German Burg, English borough, -bury, burrow, Danish borg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʏrxt/
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Noun
Derived terms
- beverburcht
- bovenburcht
- burchttoren
- dassenburcht
- dwangburcht
- torenburcht
- voorburcht
- vossenburcht
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