Where does “Bauarbeiter” come from?

Bauarbeiter (German) comes from German Bau, from Middle High German bū, from Old High German bū, from Proto-Germanic būą — building, dwelling.

Bauarbeiter (German): construction worker, building worker, builder

Definitions

  1. construction worker, building worker, builder

Ancestry of “Bauarbeiter”, step by step

Bauarbeiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbūbuilding
3Old High Germanbū—
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling

via German arbeiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeiterworker male or of unspecified gender
2Middle High Germanarbeiterday laborer; craftsman

Words derived from “Bauarbeiter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic būą →Every word from Old High German bū →Every word from Middle High German bū →