Where does “bergen” come from?

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

bergen (Middle High German): to protect

Definitions

  1. to protect

Ancestry of “bergen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanberganto shelter
2Proto-West Germanicberganto preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter
3Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “bergen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bergan →