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Where does “Ubau” come from?

Ubau (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish ubauen, from Luxembourgish 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.

Ubau (Luxembourgish): cultivation, growing; extension, annexe

Definitions

  1. cultivation, growing; extension, annexe

Ancestry of “Ubau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishubauento cultivate, to grow
2Luxembourgishbauento build
3Middle High Germanbūwen—
4Old High Germanbūan—
5Proto-West Germanic*būan—
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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