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Where does “burġen” come from?

burġen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic burginnijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʰ- — to safeguard, to protect; to preserve.

burġen (Old English): burying-place, grave, sepulchre, tomb, burial

Definitions

  1. burying-place, grave, sepulchre, tomb, burial

Ancestry of “burġen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburginnijōburial
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰergʰ-to safeguard, to protect; to preserve

Words derived from “burġen”

  • burian
  • burȝen
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