Where does “Zupfinstrumentenbauer” come from?

Zupfinstrumentenbauer (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.

Zupfinstrumentenbauer (German): plucked string instrument maker a luthier specialized in the production of string instruments that are plucked or strummed, such as guitars, lutes, mandolins, harps, etc

Definitions

  1. plucked string instrument maker a luthier specialized in the production of string instruments that are plucked or strummed, such as guitars, lutes, mandolins, harps, etc

Ancestry of “Zupfinstrumentenbauer”, step by step

Zupfinstrumentenbauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Zupfinstrument

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZupfinstrumentplucked string instrument
2GermanInstrumentinstrument
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →