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
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