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Habitation.

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    Origin

    Ultimately from Old Norse býr (“settlement”).

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    • derived (ultimately)Old Norsebýr “town, settlement”
      • derivedOld EnglishRocheberie
        • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*ker- “to heat, burn, fire”
        • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ- “to rise, high, hill”
        • derivedOld English*Hrōceburh
      • derivedProto-Germanic*būwiz “dwelling”

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