Where does “bouwen” come from?

bouwen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bouwen (Dutch): to build, to construct; to cultivate, to till

Definitions

  1. to build, to construct; to cultivate, to till

Ancestry of “bouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbouwento build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,...
2Old Dutchbuwan—
3Proto-West Germanic*būan—
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bouwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →