Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bergō

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *berganą (to preserve, to keep).

Pronunciation

Noun

*bergō f[1]

  1. help
  2. protection, shelter, defense

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *bergō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bergō *bergôz
vocative *bergō *bergôz
accusative *bergǭ *bergōz
genitive *bergōz *bergǫ̂
dative *bergōi *bergōmaz
instrumental *bergō *bergōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: bjǫrg

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bergō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 42