Where does “buried” come from?

Buried comes from Middle English berien, Old English byrġan, Proto-Germanic burgijaną, and Proto-Indo-European bʰer-, meaning to carry or bear.

buried (English): Placed in a grave at a burial; Concealed, hidden;...

Definitions

  1. Placed in a grave at a burial; Concealed, hidden;...

Ancestry of “buried”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBuryTo ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb
2Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →
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