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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burgōną

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 *burgaz (promise, debt) + *-ōną. *burgaz is from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (to protect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbur.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*burgōną[1]

  1. to borrow
  2. to take care (of), vouch for

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *borgōn
    • Old English: borgian, borġian
      • Middle English: borȝien, borwen
    • Old Frisian: borgia
      • West Frisian: boargje
    • Old Saxon: *borgōn
    • Old Dutch: *borgon
    • Old High German: borgōn, borgēn
  • Old Norse: borga

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*burʒēnan - *burʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
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