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Where does “bygg” come from?

bygg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bygg, from Proto-Germanic bewwą — barley.

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

Definitions

  1. <br>; barley; building

Ancestry of “bygg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebyggbarley
2Proto-Germanicbewwąbarley

Words derived from “bygg”

  • overbygg
  • snøoverbygg
Every word from Proto-Germanic bewwą →