Where does “berge” come from?

berge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bjarga, from Proto-Germanic berganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

berge (Norwegian Bokmål): to rescue, save, salvage

Definitions

  1. to rescue, save, salvage

Ancestry of “berge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjargato save
2Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berganą →Every word from Old Norse bjarga →