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Where does “būan” come from?

būan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “būan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “būan”

  • bauen
  • Baumarkt
  • Bausoldat
  • Bauhaus
  • verbauen
  • abbauen
  • Baustein
  • Reisanbau
  • erbauen
  • aufbauend
  • aufbauen
  • Anbau
  • abbaubar
  • anbauen
  • baugleich
  • Baustelle
  • baustellenbedingt
  • selbstgebaut
  • gebaut
  • umbauen
  • būwen
  • בויען
  • bauen
  • Gebai
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