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Where does “bigrabaną” come from?

bigrabaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

bigrabaną (Proto-Germanic): to bury, inter, engrave

Definitions

  1. to bury, inter, engrave

Ancestry of “bigrabaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
2Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “bigrabaną”

  • begrave
  • begraben
  • begraafplaats
  • begrafenis
  • begraven
  • begrava
  • begraven
  • begrafan
  • begrāven
  • begraven
  • bigraban
  • begraben
  • begraafplaas
  • begraven
  • begrāven
  • bigravan
  • bigravan
  • begraven
  • bygrōwa
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