Where does “bouwer” come from?

bouwer (Dutch) comes from Dutch bouwen, 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.

bouwer (Dutch): builder; Alternative form of boer

Definitions

  1. builder; Alternative form of boer

Ancestry of “bouwer”, step by step

bouwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbouwento build, to construct; to cultivate, to till
2Middle Dutchbouwento build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,...
3Old Dutchbuwan—
4Proto-West Germanic*būan—
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “bouwer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →