Where does “embowerment” come from?
embowerment (English) comes from English embower, from English bower, from German bauer, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną — to become, grow, appear.
embowerment (English): The act of enclosing something in a bower (a shady, leafy shelter or recess)
Definitions
- The act of enclosing something in a bower (a shady, leafy shelter or recess)
Ancestry of “embowerment”, step by step
embowerment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embower
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embower | To enclose something or someone as if in a bower;... |
| 2 | English | bower | A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a... |
| 3 | German | bauer | farmer male or of unspecified gender |
| 4 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 5 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 6 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |