Where does “Bühnenwerk” come from?

Bühnenwerk (German) comes from German Bühne, from Middle High German büne, from Proto-Germanic bunī, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Bühnenwerk (German): drama, piece, play

Definitions

  1. drama, piece, play

Ancestry of “Bühnenwerk”, step by step

Bühnenwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bühne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBühnea stage; a scaffolding
2Middle High Germanbünestage; scaffolding
3Proto-Germanicbunī—
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerkwork, achievement the result of working
2Middle High Germanwercwork
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →