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