Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bergō
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From *berganą (“to preserve, to keep”) + *-ō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*bergō f[1]
Inflection edit
| ō-stemDeclension 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 edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *bergu
- Old Norse: bjǫrg
- Icelandic: björg
- → Proto-Samic: *pierkō (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bergō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 42