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Where does “bergan” come from?

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

bergan (Proto-West Germanic): to preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter

Definitions

  1. to preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter

Ancestry of “bergan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bergan”

  • harbor
  • arbour
  • hauberk
  • harbormaster
  • albergo
  • harborage
  • habergeon
  • harborside
  • harborless
  • herber
  • harborfront
  • harborer
  • arboured
  • unharbor
  • harborscape
  • harbormistress
  • auberge
  • aubergiste
  • harbourscape
  • outharbor
  • halsbergus
  • albergo
  • albergar
  • albergue
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