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

berien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English byriġan

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

via Old English byrġan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyrġanto bury
2Proto-West Germanic*burgijanto vouch for

Words derived from “berien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgijaną →Every word from Old English byriġan →