borrow English · revision 13447

− It is [[inh|ang|borgian|t=to lend, be surety for]] (about 950),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from borg, a pledge or surety,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[m|gem-pro|*burg-|t=pledge]].^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) Cognates are Old High German borgēn, to take heed, give surety (German borgen) and Old Norse borga, to become bail for;^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline) it is related to Old English beorgan, to save, preserve (see [[bury]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from a root that Watkins gives as “to hide, protect”.^(Etymonline)