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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bargijaną

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 *bʰergʷ-, *bʰergʷʰ- (to feed). Cognate with Ancient Greek φέρβω (phérbō, to feed, nourish, graze), Sanskrit भर्वति (bhárvati, he chews, eats, devours).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bargijaną[1]

  1. to taste

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bargijan
    • Old English: biergan, berġan; birġan, byrġan; beorġan, berian, byriġan
      • Middle English: büriȝen
    • Old High German: *bergen
      • Old High German: bergita (cake)
  • Old Norse: bergja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*barʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
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