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Where does “bury” come from?

Bury comes from Middle English berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-Germanic burgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

bury (English): To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb; To...

Definitions

  1. To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb; To...

Ancestry of “bury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishberienTo bury ; to put to rest; To store below the...
2Old Englishbyriġan—
3Proto-Germanicburgijanąto keep safe, hide, bury
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “bury”

  • buried
  • burying
  • rebury
  • buryingplace
  • burier
  • buriest
  • burieth
  • unburiable
  • buriable
  • underbury
  • unburyable
  • buryable
  • bury
  • beri
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