Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesburg(Anglo-Saxon) burg(Frankish) burgus(Late Roman) burg(Old Dutch) burg(Old High German) borg(Old Norse) burg(Old Saxon) Surname DescendantsArterberry, Arterbury, Atteberry, Atterberry, Auteberry, Berry, Bourke, Burgess, Burke(English) Burke(Irish) Borghi(Italian) Borg(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 85. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 63.