An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bürge

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Bürge.

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2522167An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BürgeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bürge, masculine, ‘surety, bail,’ from the equivalent Middle High German bürge, Old High German burigo, masculine. We may assume a Goth *baúrgia, which would, however, be distinct from baúrgja, ‘citizen.’ Old Icelandic á-byrgjast, ‘to become bail.’ Allied to borgen; the root is pre-Teutonic bhergh, with the original sense ‘to take care of, heed.’