Where does “bruggenbouwer” come from?

bruggenbouwer (Dutch) comes from Dutch bruggen, from Dutch brug, from Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

bruggenbouwer (Dutch): bridge-builder builder of bridges

Definitions

  1. bridge-builder builder of bridges

Ancestry of “bruggenbouwer”, step by step

bruggenbouwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bruggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbruggen
2Dutchbrugbridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...
3Middle Dutchbruggebridge; Bruges
4Old Dutchbruggabridge
5Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
6Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

via Dutch bouwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbouwerbuilder; Alternative form of boer
2Dutchbouwento build, to construct; to cultivate, to till
3Middle Dutchbouwento build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,...
4Old Dutchbuwan
5Proto-West Germanic*būan
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw-
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