Where does “bygg” come from?

bygg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bygg (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; barley; building

Definitions

  1. <br>; barley; building

Ancestry of “bygg”, step by step

bygg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse byggja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
2Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
3Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Old Norse bygg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebyggbarley
2Proto-Germanicbewwąbarley

Words derived from “bygg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būwijaną →