Where does “bouwen” come from?

bouwen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bouwen (Middle Dutch): to build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,...

Definitions

  1. to build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,...

Ancestry of “bouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbuwan—
2Proto-West Germanic*būan—
3Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bouwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →