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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰérǵʰos

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 This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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From *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise up, be elevated”) +‎ *-os.

Noun

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*bʰérǵʰos m

  1. hill

Descendants

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  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *bérgas (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *bergaz[1] (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*berga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60
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