Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berganą

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (to take care of, protect, preserve).[1] Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bergtei (to take care of), Old Irish commairge (protection, security).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈber.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *berganą[1][2]

    1. to take care of
    2. to preserve, to keep
    3. to protect, to save

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *berganą (strong class 3)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *bergō *bergaų *bergai ?
    2nd singular *birgizi *bergaiz *berg *bergazai *bergaizau
    3rd singular *birgidi *bergai *bergadau *bergadai *bergaidau
    1st dual *bergōz *bergaiw
    2nd dual *bergadiz *bergaidiz *bergadiz
    1st plural *bergamaz *bergaim *bergandai *bergaindau
    2nd plural *birgid *bergaid *birgid *bergandai *bergaindau
    3rd plural *bergandi *bergain *bergandau *bergandai *bergaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *barg *burgį̄
    2nd singular *barht *burgīz
    3rd singular *barg *burgī
    1st dual *burgū *burgīw
    2nd dual *burgudiz *burgīdiz
    1st plural *burgum *burgīm
    2nd plural *burgud *burgīd
    3rd plural *burgun *burgīn
    present past
    participles *bergandz *burganaz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*bergan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*berʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42