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German word bergen comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (High.)
*bʰergʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰérǵʰonts (Proto-Indo-European)
High.
*berganą (Proto-Germanic)
To preserve, to keep. To protect, to save. To take care of.
bergan (Old High German)
To shelter.
bergen (German)
(transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain. (transitive) to salvage; to recover. (transitive) to save (someone); to rescue. (transitive, naval) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail).