bouwen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to build, to found
- to till, to work (land)
- to inhabit, to dwell
- to cultivate, to cherish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch buwan inherited from Proto-Germanic *būaną (build, dwell reside, reside, dwell).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*būaną
Gloss
build, dwell reside, reside, dwell
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
建
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- volūta Latin
- aanbouwen Dutch, Flemish
- bebouwen Dutch, Flemish
- bouwdoos Dutch, Flemish
- bouwen Dutch, Flemish
- bouwer Dutch, Flemish
- bouwheer Dutch, Flemish
- bouwlamp Dutch, Flemish
- bouwland Dutch, Flemish
- bouwman Dutch, Flemish
- bouwmeester Dutch, Flemish
- bouwnijverheid Dutch, Flemish
- bouwpaus Dutch, Flemish
- bouwplaats Dutch, Flemish
- bouwput Dutch, Flemish
- bouwsel Dutch, Flemish
- bouwvak Dutch, Flemish
- bouwwerf Dutch, Flemish
- bouwwoede Dutch, Flemish
- herbouwen Dutch, Flemish
- onderbouwen Dutch, Flemish
- opbouwen Dutch, Flemish
- verbouwen Dutch, Flemish
- volbouwen Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European
- *buþlijaną Proto-Germanic
- *būaną Proto-Germanic
- buan Old English
- búa Old Norse
- buan Old High German
- būan Old High German
- bou Afrikaans
- *𐌱𐌿𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 Gothic
- 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- buwan Old Dutch
- boveda Old Portuguese
- buan Old Saxon
- būan Old Saxon