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Where does “burgōną” come from?

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

burgōną (Proto-Germanic): to borrow; to take care , vouch for

Definitions

  1. to borrow; to take care , vouch for

Ancestry of “burgōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “burgōną”

  • borrow
  • borrowing
  • borrowability
  • borroweth
  • borrowable
  • reborrow
  • nonborrowing
  • overborrow
  • borrowest
  • borrowee
  • unborrowable
  • outborrow
  • borrowings
  • borgen
  • borga
  • hyreborg
  • borgian
  • borh
  • borg
  • borga
  • borgēn
  • borxh
  • borgha
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