Where does “bergen” come from?

bergen (German) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin, from Old Norse bjarg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bergen (German): to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive, for the latter

Definitions

  1. to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive, for the latter

Ancestry of “bergen”, step by step

bergen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål Bergen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålBergen—
2Old NorseBjǫrgvinmeadow between the mountains
3Old NorsebjargAlternative form of berg; cliff
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Middle High German bergen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbergento protect
2Old High Germanberganto shelter
3Proto-West Germanicberganto preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter
4Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...

Words derived from “bergen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin →