Where does “berpe” come from?

berpe (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo beri, from English Bury, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

berpe (Sranan Tongo): graveyard

Definitions

  1. graveyard

Ancestry of “berpe”, step by step

berpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sranan Tongo beri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongoberito bury
2EnglishBuryTo ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb
3Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-

via Sranan Tongo pe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongopewhere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-
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