Where does “borgian” come from?

borgian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *borgōn, from Proto-Germanic burgōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

borgian (Old English): to borrow

Definitions

  1. to borrow

Ancestry of “borgian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “borgian”

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