From Middle English begraven, from Old English begrafan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabanฤ , equivalent to be- + grave. Cognate with Saterland Frisian begreeuwe, West Frisian begrave, Dutch begraven, German begraben, Danish begrave, Swedish begrava, Gothic ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฝ.
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