Where does “burier” come from?
burier (English) comes from Middle English biriere, from Old English byrgere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
burier (English): One who buries
Definitions
- One who buries
Ancestry of “burier”, step by step
burier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English biriere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | biriere | A burier; an entomber |
| 2 | Old English | byrgere | a burier, corpse-bearer |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |