Berg

Pronunciation: /bɛrk/

“Berg” is a German word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

a mountain, hill

proper noun

Berg (a former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Berg (any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany)
Berg (any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Berg (any of two municipalities in Switzerland)

Etymology

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German bërg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz. Compare Dutch berg, German Low German Barg, Berg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

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