Where does “bouwput” come from?

bouwput (Dutch) comes from Dutch put, from Middle Dutch put, from Old Dutch putti, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

bouwput (Dutch): excavation

Definitions

  1. excavation

Ancestry of “bouwput”, step by step

bouwput traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch put

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchputpit, well; drain
2Middle Dutchputpit
3Old Dutchputti—
4Proto-West Germanicputiwell
5Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
6Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

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 Latin -al →