Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰergʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Root

    *bʰergʰ-[1]

    1. to safeguard, to protect
    2. to preserve

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰergʰ- (31 c, 0 e)
    • *bʰérgʰ-(e)-ti (root present)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *bergtei (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Germanic: *berganą (see there for further descendants)
    • *bʰr̥gʰ-yé-ti (ye-present)
      • Proto-Germanic: *burgijaną (see there for further descendants)
    • Unsorted formations:

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*burʒēnan - *burʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42