Where does “bivouacer” come from?

bivouacer (English) comes from English bivouac, from French bivouac, from French bivoie, from Alemannic German Biiwacht, from Alemannic German bii- — by-.

bivouacer (English): A person who bivouacs, a person who camps at a bivouac

Definitions

  1. A person who bivouacs, a person who camps at a bivouac

Ancestry of “bivouacer”, step by step

bivouacer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bivouac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbivouacAn encampment for the night, usually without...
2Frenchbivouacbivouac encampment for the night
3Frenchbivoie
4Alemannic GermanBiiwachtreinforcements for a guard, city watch, etc
5Alemannic Germanbii-by-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Alemannic German bii-Every word from Alemannic German BiiwachtEvery word from French bivoie