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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to take care of, protect, preserve”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bergtei (“to take care of”), Old Irish commairge (“protection, security”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*berganą[1][2]
- to take care of
- to preserve, to keep
- to protect, to save
Inflection
Conjugation of
*berganą (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bergan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*berʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42