Where does “bouwnijverheid” come from?

bouwnijverheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch nijverheid, from Dutch nijver, from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

bouwnijverheid (Dutch): the building industry

Definitions

  1. the building industry

Ancestry of “bouwnijverheid”, step by step

bouwnijverheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nijverheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnijverheidindustry
2Dutchnijverindustrious, hardworking
3Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
4Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
5Old Dutchin—
6Proto-West Germanic*in—
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →