Where does “begraven” come from?

begraven (Low German) comes from Middle Low German begrāven, from Old Saxon bigravan, from Proto-Germanic bigrabaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

begraven (Low German): to bury

Definitions

  1. to bury

Ancestry of “begraven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbegrāven—
2Old Saxonbigravanto bury
3Proto-Germanicbigrabanąto bury, inter, engrave
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →