Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "mountain, hill, shelter" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesbairgo(Gothic) berg(Old Dutch) berg(Old High German) berg(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsBerg(Danish) Berg, Berger, Van den Berg, Van der Berg(Dutch) Berg, Berge, Berger(German) Berg, Berge(Norwegian) Berg, Berge(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 60. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 42.