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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