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Where does “byriġan” come from?

byriġan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic burgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Ancestry of “byriġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburgijanąto keep safe, hide, bury
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “byriġan”

  • buried
  • bury
  • burying
  • rebury
  • buryingplace
  • burier
  • buriest
  • burieth
  • unburiable
  • buriable
  • underbury
  • unburyable
  • buryable
  • berien
  • bury
  • beri
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