Where does “Bauweise” come from?

Bauweise (German) comes from German weise, from Middle High German wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Bauweise (German): design, construction way something is built

Definitions

  1. design, construction way something is built

Ancestry of “Bauweise”, step by step

Bauweise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweisewise; inflection of weisen: ## first-person...
2Middle High Germanwīse—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbūbuilding
3Old High Germanbū—
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →