Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burgijaną

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbur.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

Zero-grade ye-present, pre-Germanic *bʰr̥gʰye-, from the root of *berganą (“to preserve”).

Verb

*burgijaną

1. to keep safe, hide, bury

Inflection

Conjugation of *burgijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*burgijō	*burgijaų	—	*burgijai	?
2nd singular	*burgīsi	*burgijais	*burgī	*burgijasai	*burgijaisau
3rd singular	*burgīþi	*burgijai	*burgijaþau	*burgijaþai	*burgijaiþau
1st dual	*burgijōs	*burgijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*burgijaþiz	*burgijaiþiz	*burgijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*burgijamaz	*burgijaim	—	*burgijanþai	*burgijainþau
2nd plural	*burgīþ	*burgijaiþ	*burgīþ	*burgijanþai	*burgijainþau
3rd plural	*burgijanþi	*burgijain	*burgijanþau	*burgijanþai	*burgijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*burgidǭ	*burgidēdį̄
2nd singular	*burgidēz	*burgidēdīz
3rd singular	*burgidē	*burgidēdī
1st dual	*burgidēdū	*burgidēdīw
2nd dual	*burgidēdudiz	*burgidēdīdiz
1st plural	*burgidēdum	*burgidēdīm
2nd plural	*burgidēdud	*burgidēdīd
3rd plural	*burgidēdun	*burgidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*burgijandz	*burgidaz

Derived terms

• *burgīniz

Related terms

• *berganą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *burgijan
  • Old English: byrġan
    • Middle English: berien, burien
      • English: bury
• Old Norse: byrgja
  • Icelandic: byrgja
  • Faroese: byrgja
  • Old Swedish: byrghia, børghia
• Gothic: *𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*baurgjan), *𐌱𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*bibaurgjan) implied by 𐌱𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (bibaurgeins)

Etymology 2

From *burgaz (“promise, debt”) +‎ *-janą, or *burgijô (“surety”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*burgijaną

1. to vouch for
2. to promise

Inflection

Conjugation of *burgijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*burgijō	*burgijaų	—	*burgijai	?
2nd singular	*burgīsi	*burgijais	*burgī	*burgijasai	*burgijaisau
3rd singular	*burgīþi	*burgijai	*burgijaþau	*burgijaþai	*burgijaiþau
1st dual	*burgijōs	*burgijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*burgijaþiz	*burgijaiþiz	*burgijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*burgijamaz	*burgijaim	—	*burgijanþai	*burgijainþau
2nd plural	*burgīþ	*burgijaiþ	*burgīþ	*burgijanþai	*burgijainþau
3rd plural	*burgijanþi	*burgijain	*burgijanþau	*burgijanþai	*burgijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*burgidǭ	*burgidēdį̄
2nd singular	*burgidēz	*burgidēdīz
3rd singular	*burgidē	*burgidēdī
1st dual	*burgidēdū	*burgidēdīw
2nd dual	*burgidēdudiz	*burgidēdīdiz
1st plural	*burgidēdum	*burgidēdīm
2nd plural	*burgidēdud	*burgidēdīd
3rd plural	*burgidēdun	*burgidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*burgijandz	*burgidaz

Related terms

• *burgōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *burgijan
  • Old English: *byrġan
    • ⇒ Old English: onbyrġan
  • Old High German: *burgen
    • ⇒ Old High German: untarburgen
    • Middle High German: bürgen
      • German: bürgen
• Old Norse: *byrgja
  • ⇒ Old Norse: ábyrgja
    • Icelandic: ábyrgja