Where does “byrgen” come from?
byrgen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic burginnijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰergʰ- — to safeguard, to protect; to preserve.
Ancestry of “byrgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | burginnijō | burial |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰergʰ- | to safeguard, to protect; to preserve |
Words derived from “byrgen”