Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bargijaną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʷ-, *bʰergʷʰ- (“to feed”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed, nourish, graze”), Sanskrit भर्वति (bhárvati, “he chews, eats, devours”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*bargijaną[1]
- to taste
Inflection
Conjugation of *bargijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*barʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37