Where does “byrian” come from?

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

byrian (Old English): to come up, occur

Definitions

  1. to come up, occur

Ancestry of “byrian”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *burjan →