Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bergō

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”) +‎ *-ō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈber.ɣɔː/

Noun

*bergō f[1]

  1. help
  2. protection, shelter, defense

Inflection

Declension 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

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bergu
    • Old English: beorg
      • Middle English: berg
    • Old High German: -birga (in compounds)
  • Old Norse: bjǫrg
  • → Proto-Samic: *pierkō (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bergō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
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