Where does “bergan” come from?

bergan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic bergan, from Proto-Germanic berganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bergan (Old Saxon): to shelter

Definitions

  1. to shelter

Ancestry of “bergan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicberganto preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter
2Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “bergan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bergan →