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Where does “burgijaną” come from?

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

burgijaną (Proto-Germanic): to keep safe, hide, bury

Definitions

  1. to keep safe, hide, bury

Ancestry of “burgijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “burgijaną”

  • buried
  • burial
  • bargain
  • bury
  • burying
  • reburial
  • bargainer
  • rebury
  • buryingplace
  • burier
  • bargainor
  • bargainable
  • buriest
  • burieth
  • unburiable
  • outbargain
  • buriable
  • unburial
  • nonbargainable
  • unburyable
  • buryable
  • underbury
  • rue-bargain
  • bargainous
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