bʰorgʰ-

fortified high place, stronghold
Widely acceptedsocietydwelling

borough, burg, bourgeois, burglar

Root of Germanic *burgz "fortified place", yielding English borough, burg, -bury, bourgeois, burglar‌​‍​‌​‌​‍​‌​‍​‌​‍​‍​‌​‍​‌​‍​‌​‍​‌​‌​‌​‍​‌​‌​‌​‍​‍​‌​‍​‌​‌​‌​‍​‌.

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