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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰergʰ-

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰerǵʰ-
 This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-European

Root

*bʰergʰ- [1]

  1. to safeguard, to protect
  2. to preserve

Derived terms
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  • *bʰérgʰ-(e)-ti (root present)
    • Balto-Slavic:
      • Slavic: *berťi (see there for further descendants)
    • Germanic: *berganą (see there for further descendants)
  • *bʰr̥gʰ-yé-ti (ye-present)
    • Germanic: *burgijaną (see there for further descendants)
  • bʰorgʰ-o-
  • Unsorted formations:
    • English: burrow (dubious)
    • Balto-Slavic:
      • Lithuanian: bìrginti
    • Celtic:
      • Old Irish: commairge
    • Germanic: *burgijô
      • Old English: byrga
      • Old Saxon: burgio
      • Old High German: burigo

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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