| {{proto|Germanic|berganan|to protect, preserve|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|bhergh-|to protect, preserve|lang=ang}}. Akin to {{etyl|osx|-}} {{term|gibergan|(gi)bergan|to protect|lang=osx}}, {{etyl|goh|-}} ''[[bergan#Old High Germanc|bergan, perkan]]'' "to protect, preserve", {{etyl|non|-}} {{term|bjarga||to preserve|lang=non}}, {{etyl|got|-}} {{term|𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽|tr=bairgan|lang=got}}. | | {{proto|Germanic|berganan|to protect, preserve|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|bhergh-|to protect, preserve|lang=ang}}. Akin to {{etyl|osx|-}} {{term|gibergan|(gi)bergan|to protect|lang=osx}}, {{etyl|goh|-}} ''[[bergan#Old High Germanc|bergan, perkan]]'' "to protect, preserve", {{etyl|non|-}} {{term|bjarga||to preserve|lang=non}}, {{etyl|got|-}} {{term|𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽|tr=bairgan|lang=got}}. |