Where does “búinn” come from?

búinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic búa, from Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

búinn (Icelandic): completed, finished, over; depleted, finished;...

Definitions

  1. completed, finished, over; depleted, finished;...

Ancestry of “búinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúato reside, to live; to run a farm or home; to...
2Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
3Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “búinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Old Norse búa →