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Where does “berien” come from?

berien (Middle English) comes from Old English byriġan, from Proto-Germanic burgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

berien (Middle English): To bury ; to put to rest; To store below the...

Definitions

  1. To bury ; to put to rest; To store below the...

Ancestry of “berien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyriġan—
2Proto-Germanicburgijanąto keep safe, hide, bury
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “berien”

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