biergen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈbie̯ʁen/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to save, to rescue
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bergen inherited from Old High German bergan (shelter) inherited from Proto-Germanic *berganą (care for, preserve, keep, protect, save, take care of, shelter).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*berganą
Gloss
care for, preserve, keep, protect, save, take care of, shelter
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barmaster English
- barmote English
- bergh English
- Bergung German
- bergen German
- verbergen German
- bergeend Dutch, Flemish
- bergen Dutch, Flemish
- berging Dutch, Flemish
- bergmeubel Dutch, Flemish
- bergplaats Dutch, Flemish
- bergstof Dutch, Flemish
- halsberger Dutch, Flemish
- opbergen Dutch, Flemish
- verbergen Dutch, Flemish
- *bhergh- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *werk'- Proto-Indo-European
- *werḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *berganą Proto-Germanic
- bärga Swedish
- beorgan Old English
- berwen Middle English
- bjarga Old Norse
- bjarga Icelandic
- bergen Middle Dutch
- bergan Old High German
- bergen Middle High German
- 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- bergan Old Dutch
- *pergat'ak Proto-Finnic
- bergan Old Saxon
- protect, hide, *bergan, to take care of Frankish