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Where does “Bauerschaft” come from?

Bauerschaft (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Bauerschaft (German): a number of outlying farms that together...

Definitions

  1. a number of outlying farms that together...

Ancestry of “Bauerschaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbauer—
2Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
3Middle High Germanbūwen—
4Old High Germanbūan—
5Proto-West Germanic*būan—
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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