Etymology
1. Inherited from Middle French, from Old French abrier (“to cover”), itself mostly likely from Late Latin aprīcāre, from Latin aprīcārī (“warm in the sun”), from aprīcus (“sunny”). The form abrier may have been of southern French origin, possibly via Old Occitan abriar (cf. the dialectal French form avrier). Compare Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese abrigar.
2. Alternatively, and less likely, from a Late Latin *abrīgāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brīgāre, from Frankish *berīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *werǵ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”). Cognate with Old High German birīhan (“to cover”), Old English bewrēon (“to cover, enwrap, protect”). Compare Spanish abrigar, which may be related; alternatively, both may derive from a Latin aprīcō, aprīcāre.
3. Late Latin *abrīgāre may have also been crossed with Frankish *bergan (“to take care of, protect, hide”), from Proto-Germanic *berganą (“to care for”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to take care”), due to similarity in form and meaning. If so, this would relate the word also to Old High German bergan (“to shelter”) (German bergen), and Old English beorgan (“to save, preserve”). More at borrow. See: Old French '
abrier', Latin '
aprīcor', Old Occitan '
abriar', Old High German 'birīhan', Spanish '
abrigar', Latin '
aprico', Proto-Germanic '
*berganą', Old High German 'bergan', German, old spelling '
bergen', Old English '
beorgan'.
Verbs referencing "abrier"
Valencian
abrigar, Spanish
abrigar.