Where does “biriel” come from?

biriel (Middle English) comes from Old English byrġels, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan — to vouch for.

biriel (Middle English): A tomb or grave; the place where one is buried

Definitions

  1. A tomb or grave; the place where one is buried

Ancestry of “biriel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyrġelsplace of burial, tomb
2Old Englishbyrġanto bury
3Proto-West Germanic*burgijanto vouch for

Words derived from “biriel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan →Every word from Old English byrġan →Every word from Old English byrġels →