Where does “bouwgewrocht” come from?
bouwgewrocht (Dutch) comes from Dutch bouw, from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ, from Pali bāhu, from Sanskrit बहु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
bouwgewrocht (Dutch): building, edifice
Definitions
- building, edifice
Ancestry of “bouwgewrocht”, step by step
bouwgewrocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bouw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bouw | construction; cultivation, tillage; A unit of... |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦧꦲꦸ | shoulder, upper arm |
| 3 | Pali | bāhu | arm; combining form of bahu |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बहु | much, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaȷ́ʰúš | thick; abundant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰénǵʰus | dense, thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |
via Dutch gewrocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gewrocht | wrought; product |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gewrocht | worked |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werken | to act; to work; to practice |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wirken | to work; to build, to make |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |