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Where does “bargen” come from?

bargen (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian baarch, from Old Frisian barch, from German berg, from Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, from Proto-West Germanic berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bargen (West Frisian): plural of baarch

Definitions

  1. plural of baarch

Ancestry of “bargen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianbaarchpig
2Old Frisianbarch—
3Germanberg—
4Middle High Germanbërc—
5Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
6Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
7Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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