A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term "borough" designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. 

The word "borough" derives from common Proto-Germanic "*burgz", meaning "fort": compare with "bury", "burgh" and "brough" (England), "burgh" (Scotland), "Burg" (Germany), "borg" (Scandinavia), "burcht" (Dutch), "boarch" (West Frisian), and the Germanic borrowing present in neighbouring Indo-european languages such as "borgo" (Italian), "bourg" (French), "burgo" (Spanish and Portuguese), "burg" (Romanian), "purg" (Kajkavian) and "durg" (दर्ग) (Hindi) and "arg" (ارگ) (Persian). The incidence of these words as suffixes to place names (for example, Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, Tilbury, Tilburg, Strasbourg (Strossburi in the local dialect), Luxembourg, Edinburgh, Grundisburgh, Hamburg, Gothenburg) usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements. 

In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements in England that were granted some self-government; burghs were the Scottish equivalent. In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament. The use of the word "borough" probably derives from the burghal system of Alfred the Great. Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs); in order to maintain these settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy. After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement.
What does the word borough derive from?
Does burgz mean anything else?
Is there an English version?
Anything else?
And the last one?
What does it indicate if used at the end of a place name?
Are there examples?
What are a few?
What were boroughs in England entitled to?
During the Middle Ages, who is credited with coining the burghal system?
Did he set up a system?
A system of weaknesses?
What then?
What did he call these?
Did he maintain these Burhs?
How?
Were they ever granted self control?
When?
Does the use of the term stay constant?
What is the Romanian word for borough?
The common Proto-Germanic "*burgz"
The word "borough" derives from common Proto-Germanic "*burgz", meaning "fort":
Fort
The word "borough" derives from common Proto-Germanic "*burgz", meaning "fort":
Burgh
(England), "burgh"
brough
meaning "fort": compare with "bury", "burgh" and "brough"
Bury
 meaning "fort": compare with "bury", "burgh" and "brough"
It usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements.
The incidence of these words as suffixes to place names (for example, Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, Tilbury, Tilburg, Strasbourg (Strossburi in the local dialect), Luxembourg, Edinburgh, Grundisburgh, Hamburg, Gothenburg) usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements. 
Many
The incidence of these words as suffixes to place names (for example, Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, Tilbury, Tilburg, Strasbourg (Strossburi in the local dialect), Luxembourg, Edinburgh, Grundisburgh, Hamburg, Gothenburg) usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements. 
Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, and Tilbury
The incidence of these words as suffixes to place names (for example, Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, Tilbury, Tilburg, Strasbourg (Strossburi in the local dialect), Luxembourg, Edinburgh, Grundisburgh, Hamburg, Gothenburg) usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements. 

To elect members of parliament
In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament
Alfred the Great.
The use of the word "borough" probably derives from the burghal system of Alfred the Great.
Yes
Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs)
No
Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs)
A system of defensive strong points
 Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs);
Burhs
 Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs)
Yes
 Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs); in order to maintain these settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy.
He granted them a degree of autonomy.
Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs); in order to maintain these settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy.
Yes
After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement.
After the Norman Conquest
After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement.
Yes
After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement.
Burg
"burg" (Romanian)