Where does “innbygger” come from?

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

innbygger (Norwegian Bokmål): an inhabitant

Definitions

  1. an inhabitant

Ancestry of “innbygger”, step by step

innbygger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbyggeto build
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Norwegian Bokmål inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “innbygger”

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