Where does “bouwvakker” come from?
bouwvakker (Dutch) comes from Dutch bouwvak, 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.
bouwvakker (Dutch): A builder, construction worker
Definitions
- A builder, construction worker
Ancestry of “bouwvakker”, step by step
bouwvakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bouwvak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bouwvak | The construction business, trade; The builder's... |
| 2 | Dutch | bouwen | to build, to construct; to cultivate, to till |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bouwen | to build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | buwan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |