Where does “bouwverlof” come from?
bouwverlof (Dutch) comes from Dutch verlof, from Middle Low German verlōf, from Middle Low German verlōven, from Old Saxon levian, from Frankish laibijan, from Proto-Germanic laibijaną, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
bouwverlof (Dutch): a holiday period of several summer weeks, when most construction firms, their suppliers and other related firms close
Definitions
- a holiday period of several summer weeks, when most construction firms, their suppliers and other related firms close
Ancestry of “bouwverlof”, step by step
bouwverlof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verlof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verlof | furlough, leave of absence; permission,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | verlōf | furlough, permission |
| 3 | Middle Low German | verlōven | to allow |
| 4 | Old Saxon | levian | to leave; to give over |
| 5 | Frankish | laibijan | to leave; to leave behind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laibijaną | to leave behind, to leave remaining |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
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... |