Where does “bury” come from?

bury (Scots) comes from English Bury, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

bury (Scots): to bury

Definitions

  1. to bury

Ancestry of “bury”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBuryTo ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb
2Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old English burg →