Where does “berging” come from?

berging (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse bergja, from Proto-Germanic bargijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʷ-.

berging (Old Norse): taste, tasting

Definitions

  1. taste, tasting

Ancestry of “berging”, step by step

berging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bergja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebergjato taste
2Proto-Germanicbargijanąto taste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰergʷ-—

via Old Norse Ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseIngthe god Ing/Yngvi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bargijaną →Every word from Old Norse bergja →