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Where does “*burjan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*burjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburjanąto lift up; levy; to be seemly; be fitting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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