German word bergen comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (High.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bʰergʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*bʰérǵʰonts | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | High. |
*berganą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To preserve, to keep. To protect, to save. To take care of. |
bergan | Old High German (goh) | To shelter. |
bergen | German (de) | (transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain. (transitive) to salvage; to recover. (transitive) to save (someone); to rescue. (transitive, naval) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail). |