Where does “kraftutbygging” come from?

kraftutbygging (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utbygging, from Norwegian Bokmål utbygge, 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.

kraftutbygging (Norwegian Bokmål): power development, often in the form of a hydroelectric scheme

Definitions

  1. power development, often in the form of a hydroelectric scheme

Ancestry of “kraftutbygging”, step by step

kraftutbygging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål utbygging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutbyggingdevelopment
2Norwegian Bokmålutbyggeto develop
3Norwegian Bokmålbyggeto build
4Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
5Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Norwegian Bokmål kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrafta force; power; i kraft - in force
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būwijaną →