Where does “bergta” come from?

bergta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tå, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

bergta (Norwegian Nynorsk): lure people into the mountains; enthrall, make...

Definitions

  1. lure people into the mountains; enthrall, make...

Ancestry of “bergta”, step by step

bergta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktåa toe; thawed ground; ground that is free from...
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Norwegian Nynorsk berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbergmountain, hill; rock
2Old Norsebergrock, boulder; cliff, precipice
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →