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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Zero-grade ye-present, pre-Germanic *bʰr̥gʰye-, from the root of *berganą (“to preserve”).[1]
Verb
*burgijaną[1][2]
- to keep safe, hide, bury
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From *burgaz (“promise, debt”) + *-janą, or *burgijô (“surety”) + *-janą.
Verb
*burgijaną[3]
- to vouch for
- to promise
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*burgjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*burʒjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*burʒjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63