Where does “bouwwerf” come from?

bouwwerf (Dutch) comes 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.

bouwwerf (Dutch): a building site

Definitions

  1. a building site

Ancestry of “bouwwerf”, step by step

bouwwerf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch werf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwerfShort for bouwwerf; Short for scheepswerf; wharf,...
2Middle Dutchwerf—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →