Where does “bouwheer” come from?

bouwheer (Dutch) comes from Dutch heer, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

bouwheer (Dutch): A master mason; A man who commissions an...

Definitions

  1. A master mason; A man who commissions an...

Ancestry of “bouwheer”, step by step

bouwheer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch heer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchheerA lord; master; A gentleman; A cleric, notably a...
2Old Dutchheriarmy
3Proto-West Germanichariarmy
4Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

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

Words derived from “bouwheer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-
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