Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *bhergh-, *bherg'h-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: mountain; tall

Hittite: parku- 'hoch', parganu- (I) 'hoch machen', pargatar n. (r/n) 'Höhe', parkija-, park- (I) 'sich erheben' (Friedrich 160-161)

Tokharian: A, B pärk- (PT *pärk-) 'arise, rise, come up'; A pärkär, B pärkare (PT *pärk(ä)re) 'long' (Adams 372 f)

Old Indian: imp. 2 sg. barhaya `auge!'; br̥hánt- `high, tall, great, large'

Avestan: bǝrǝz- `Höhe, Berg', barǝzan- m., barǝzah- n. `Höhe', barǝšnu- m. `Erhebung, Höhe, Himmel, Kopf'; bǝrǝzant-, bǝrǝzi-, bǝrǝz- `hoch'; barǝzayeni `ich will aufwachsen lassen', barzyah- `höher'

Other Iranian: NPers burz `Höhe, Berg'; bālā (*barzaka-) `Höhe', NPers buland `hoch'

Armenian: erkna-, lerna-berʒ `himmel-, berghoch'

Slavic: *bergъ

Germanic: *birg-a- n.; *burg-ō f.,, *birg-ax-a- adj.

Celtic: Gaul Bergusia; Admageto-briga, Litano-briga u. a. ON, Arebrigium ON, Brigiani (Alpenvolk); Brigantes VN, Brigantia ON `Bregenz', Name einer weibl. Gottheit; *bregh=: OIr brī, acc. brig `Hügel', Cymr bre f. `Hügel', Corn bre f. Hügel', Bret bre f. `Hügel'; Cymr bera `Haufe', OCorn, Bret bertn `id.'

Russ. meaning: гора; высокий

Proto-IE: *bhergh-

Meaning: to take care

Slavic: *bergtī, *bergǭ/*bьrgǭ

Baltic: *bir̂g-in̂- vb., *birg-en̂- vb.

Germanic: *birg-a- vb., *burg-ia- vb., *burg-ō- vb., *birg-ia- adj., *birg-ia- vb., *birg-ō f.

Russ. meaning: беречь

References: WP II 170 f

Proto-IE: *bhurgh- ?

Meaning: watch-tower

Armenian: burgn `Turm'

Germanic: *burg- c., *burg-ia- n.

Russ. meaning: сторожевая башня etc.

Comments: A Wanderwort: cf. Arm burgn `toren', Aram burgin, burgon, Arab burǯ `kleine festing' (all probably from Hurro-Urartian and Caucasian). Greek pǘrgos is a loanword, as it show phonetics.