Berg

Meaning

Noun

a mountain, hill

Name

a surname, as of the composer Alban Berg

Name

1. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (a former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
2. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria)
3. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (any of three municipalities in Bavaria, Germany)
4. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (any of three municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
5. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (any of two municipalities in Switzerland)
6. (neuter,proper-noun) Berg (a municipality of Troms, Norway)

Concepts

mountain

⛰️

hill

Berg

mount

highlands

heap

pile

knoll

mining

mound

mountains

⛰️

peak

pyramid

snow

❄️

vegetation

Berg Municipality

mountain areas

upland areas

upland valleys

loma

colina

mountain

⛰️

cone

mountain

⛰️

downs

foothills

forest

hills

ice

🧊

jungle

Synonyms

Hügel

Gebirge

Anhöhe

Höhe

Haufen

Gruben

Wald

Gebirgs-

Bühl

Gipfel

montan

Hang

Hochland

Höcker

kostet

Mittelgebirge

Schnabel

Schnee

❄️

schwerfallen

Spitze

Unebenheit

Vegetation

Vorgebirge

Berggebiet

Berggipfel

Spitzhacke

Bodenerhebung

Bichl

Büchel

Abhang

Zackenbarsch

Mundwerk

Hubbel

Bühel

Hochgebirgstal

abschüssig

Bergbewohner

Bergmann

Bergspitze

Buckel

Bündel

Eis

🧊

Erhebung

Erhöhung

Felsen

🪨

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

bäärg

Fribourg

berg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛrk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: bërc

Inherited from Old High German: berg

Cognate with Dutch: berg

Cognate with Low German: Barg

Cognate with Western Frisian: berch

Cognate with English: berry

Cognate with Danish: bjerg

Cognate with Swedish: berg

In summary

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