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Where does “berging” come from?

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

berging (Norwegian Bokmål): rescue; salvage, recovery

Definitions

  1. rescue; salvage, recovery

Ancestry of “berging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbergeto rescue, save, salvage
2Old Norsebjargato save
3Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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