byggja

Norwegian Nynorsk

/²bʏjːɑ/

verb-3
Definitions
  • to build

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse byggja (procure a wife, lend at interest, build, let out, inhabit) inherited from Proto-Germanic *būwijaną (settle, build) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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