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

Ubau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish ubauen

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

via Luxembourgish Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBaubuilding; building site
2Old High Germanbū—
3Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →