Where does “borgen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “borgen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “borgen”

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