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Where does “bürȝen” come from?

bürȝen (Middle English) comes from Old English byrġen, from Proto-Germanic burginnijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʰ- — to safeguard, to protect; to preserve.

Ancestry of “bürȝen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyrġen—
2Proto-Germanicburginnijōburial
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰergʰ-to safeguard, to protect; to preserve
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