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Where does “berganą” come from?

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

berganą (Proto-Germanic): to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...

Definitions

  1. to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...

Ancestry of “berganą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berganą”

  • harbor
  • borrow
  • borrowing
  • arbour
  • hauberk
  • harbormaster
  • albergo
  • harborage
  • habergeon
  • harborside
  • borrowability
  • borroweth
  • harborless
  • herber
  • harborfront
  • harborer
  • bergh
  • borrowable
  • arboured
  • reborrow
  • nonborrowing
  • overborrow
  • borrowest
  • borrowee
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