Where does “burien” come from?

burien (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *burjan, from Proto-Germanic burjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “burien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*burjanto arrive
2Proto-Germanicburjanąto lift up; levy; to be seemly; be fitting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “burien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *burjan →
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