bergen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to get to safety, to keep safe
  • to stash away, to hide
  • to store, to keep

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch bergan inherited from Proto-Germanic *berganą (care for, preserve, keep, protect, save, take care of, shelter) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (protect, take care, preserve, save, defend, tower, safeguard, secure, fortify, shelter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰergʰ-

Gloss

protect, take care, preserve, save, defend, tower, safeguard, secure, fortify, shelter

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

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