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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).[1]

Verb

*burgijaną[1][2]

  1. to keep safe, hide, bury
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Verb

*burgijaną[3]

  1. to vouch for
  2. to promise
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *burgijan
    • Old English: *byrġan
      • Old English: onbyrġan
    • Old High German: *burgen
      • Old High German: untarburgen
      • Middle High German: bürgen
  • Old Norse: *byrgja
    • Old Norse: ábyrgja
      • Icelandic: ábyrgja

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*burgjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*burʒjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*burʒjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
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