Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burgijaną

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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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbur.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

Zero-grade ye-present, pre-Germanic *bʰr̥gʰye-, from the root of *berganą (to preserve).[1]

Verb

*burgijaną[1][2]

  1. to keep safe, hide, bury
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From *burgaz (promise, debt) +‎ *-janą, or *burgijô (surety) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*burgijaną[3]

  1. to vouch for
  2. to promise
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. 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
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*burʒjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
  3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*burʒjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63