bourgeois

(Englisch)

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/buʁ.ʒwa/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰsder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *burgz Frankish *burgbor. Old French borgeis Middle French bourgois French bourgeois Inherited from Middle French bourgois, from Old French borgeis (“town dweller”), from borc (“fortified place, town”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortress”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs (“fortified elevation”). The path from Proto-Germanic to Old French is unclear. Perhaps via Frankish *burg or Late Latin burgus, or possibly both, and probably through the Late Latin intermediate burgensis. Compare Italian borghese, Portuguese burguês, Spanish burgués. By surface analysis, bourg + -ois.

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Anthony Burgess

John Anthony Burgess Wilson

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