Where does “burien” come from?

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

burien (Middle English): Alternative form of berien

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of berien

Ancestry of “burien”, step by step

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

Words derived from “burien”

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