Where does “búa” come from?

búa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

búa (Old Norse): to reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate

Definitions

  1. to reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate

Ancestry of “búa”, step by step

búa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic būaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Proto-Germanic būą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling

Words derived from “búa”

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