Where does “bergja” come from?

bergja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bergja, from Proto-Germanic bargijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʷ-.

bergja (Icelandic): to sip

Definitions

  1. to sip

Ancestry of “bergja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebergjato taste
2Proto-Germanicbargijanąto taste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰergʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bargijaną →Every word from Old Norse bergja →