Where does “burgeo” come from?
burgeo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic burgijô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʰ- — to safeguard, to protect; to preserve.
burgeo (Old High German): surety
Ancestry of “burgeo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | burgijô | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰergʰ- | to safeguard, to protect; to preserve |
Words derived from “burgeo”