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English word bury comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (High.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-
*bʰergʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
high, heights
*bʰérǵʰonts (Proto-Indo-European)
High.
*bʰébʰrus (Proto-Indo-European)
Beaver.
*bʰerH- (Proto-Indo-European)
to pierce, strike
*berganą (Proto-Germanic)
To preserve, to keep. To protect, to save. To take care of.
*barjaną (Proto-Germanic)
To beat, strike.
*bʰr̥gʰye- (Proto-Indo-European)
*berian (Old English)
*burgijaną (Proto-Germanic)
To keep safe, hide, bury.
byrġan (Old English)
byrgan (Old English)
To bury. To hide.
beryen (Middle English)
bury (English)
(transitive) To place in the ground.. (transitive) To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.. (transitive, figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon.. (transitive, figuratively) To score a goal.. (transitive, figuratively) To suppress and hide away in one's mind.. (transitive, often, figurative) To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.. (transitive, slang) To [...]