Where does “borgēn” come from?

borgēn (German) comes from Middle High German borgen, from Old High German borgēn, from West Germanic *borgōn, from Proto-Germanic burgōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

borgēn (German): to borrow

Definitions

  1. to borrow

Ancestry of “borgēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanborgen—
2Old High Germanborgēnto borrow
3West Germanic*borgōn—
4Proto-Germanicburgōnąto borrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “borgēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgōną →Every word from West Germanic *borgōn →
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