Where does “בויען” come from?
בויען (Yiddish) comes 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.
בויען (Yiddish): to build, construct
Ancestry of “בויען”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | būwen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | būan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |