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
- rescue; salvage, recovery
Ancestry of “berging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | berge | to rescue, save, salvage |
| 2 | Old Norse | bjarga | to save |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | berganą | to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |