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Where does “bergingsbedrijf” come from?

bergingsbedrijf (Dutch) comes from Dutch berging, from Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen, from Old Dutch bergan, from Proto-West Germanic bergan, from Proto-Germanic berganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bergingsbedrijf (Dutch): nautical salvage business, rescue company,...

Definitions

  1. nautical salvage business, rescue company,...

Ancestry of “bergingsbedrijf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergingrescue, salvage; storage room, storeroom
2DutchBergen—
3Middle Dutchbergento get to safety, to keep safe; to stash away, to...
4Old Dutchberganto shelter, to hide
5Proto-West Germanicberganto preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter
6Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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