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
- bridge-builder builder of bridges
Ancestry of “bruggenbouwer”, step by step
bruggenbouwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bruggen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bruggen | |
| 2 | Dutch | brug | bridge; A substantive connection in a discourse... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | brugge | bridge; Bruges |
| 4 | Old Dutch | brugga | bridge |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bruggju | bridge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brugjǭ | bridge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerw- | to boil, brew |
via Dutch bouwer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bouwer | builder; Alternative form of boer |
| 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 |