The term bourgeois originated in medieval France, where it denoted an inhabitant of a walled town. Its overtones became important in the 18th century, when the middle class of professionals, manufacturers, and their literary and political allies began to demand an influence in politics consistent with their economic status. Marx was one of many thinkers who treated the French Revolution as a revolution of the bourgeois.
Source: Britannica
I was in an art gallery and so confused about the use of the term with respect to art contemporary to the French Revolution. So I looked it up lol
that makes a whole lot of sense. In german we have “Burg” (fortress) which describes a castle, sorta. And since many castles were actually some kind of mini-town to protect the people of the nearby land area in case of a military attack / siege, you could think of it as a walled town. so Burg -> bourgeois.