Where does “Baumaterial” come from?

Baumaterial (German) comes from German Material, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Baumaterial (German): building / construction material

Definitions

  1. building / construction material

Ancestry of “Baumaterial”, step by step

Baumaterial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Material

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaterialmaterial (matter)
2Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbūbuilding
3Old High Germanbū—
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →