Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berganą

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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 *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]

  1. to take care of
  2. to preserve, to keep
  3. to protect, to save

Inflection

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References

  1. 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
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*berʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42