Where does “bower” come from?
Bower comes from Middle Dutch boech via the English agent noun suffix -er, itself derived from Latin -arius and ultimately Latin -us.
bower (English): A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a...
Definitions
- A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a...
Ancestry of “bower”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | bauer | — |
| 2 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 3 | Middle High German | būwen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | būan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “bower”