Where does “Bauernmalerei” come from?

Bauernmalerei (German) comes from German Malerei, from German -ei, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Bauernmalerei (German): folk art, rustic painting, rural painting, naive...

Definitions

  1. folk art, rustic painting, rural painting, naive...

Ancestry of “Bauernmalerei”, step by step

Bauernmalerei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Malerei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMalereipainting
2German-eiForming names of sites or buildings where a...
3Middle High German-īe
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via German bauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbauerfarmer male or of unspecified gender
2Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
3Middle High Germanbūwento build
4Old High Germanbūanto build
5Proto-West Germanic*būan
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius
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