erguer

Meaning

1. (transitive) to lift up, to elevate, to raise
2. (transitive) to build, to erect
3. (transitive) to winnow
4. (pronominal) to get up, to stand up

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɾˈɡeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: erigo

Cognate with Portuguese: erguer

Cognate with Spanish: erguir

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese erger (13th c., Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *ergere, from Latin ērigere. The modern verb has been rebuilt around the conjugation ergo (“I raise”), hence the other inflexions now all have /ɡ/ rather than the /ʃ/ one would expect from medieval forms like erger. Portuguese erguer and Spanish erguir were rebuilt in the same manner. Doublet of erixir, which was borrowed from Latin.