Where does “Bauaufsicht” come from?

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

Bauaufsicht (German): construction supervision

Definitions

  1. construction supervision

Ancestry of “Bauaufsicht”, step by step

Bauaufsicht 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 Aufsicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufsichtsupervision, oversight
2Germanaufsehento look up
Every word from Proto-Germanic būą →Every word from Old High German bū →Every word from Middle High German bū →