Where does “aðalbygging” come from?
aðalbygging (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bygging, from Icelandic byggja, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
aðalbygging (Icelandic): main building
Definitions
- main building
Ancestry of “aðalbygging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bygging | construction, the act of building something;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | byggja | to build; to be built; to base |
| 3 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |