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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *burjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | burjaną | to lift up; levy; to be seemly; be fitting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “burien”