Where does “bygd” come from?

bygd (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish byghþ, from Old Norse byggð, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bygd (Swedish): a village; a region, a country district

Definitions

  1. a village; a region, a country district

Ancestry of “bygd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbyghþ—
2Old Norsebyggð—
3Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
4Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bygd”

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