Where does “Bauer” come from?

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

Bauer (Translingual): Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate a pawn in algebraic notation

Definitions

  1. Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate a pawn in algebraic notation

Ancestry of “Bauer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbauerfarmer male or of unspecified gender
2Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
3Middle High Germanbūwento build
4Old High Germanbūanto build
5Proto-West Germanic*būan
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic būanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *būan