byggen etymology

Middle English word byggen comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ-, Proto-Germanic *bewwą (Barley.), Proto-Germanic *būwijaną

Detailed word origin of byggen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bewwą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Barley.
*būwijaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*bugjaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To accept. To deal; do business; exchange. To purchase; buy.
byggva Old Norse (non)
byen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as byggen

Descendants of *bʰewgʰ-
badge bageard bagge bagy beghe beh bie biggen bogh bough bowe bowen boȝe buggen buhsum buxum buȝen buȝsom byen elbowe in kene bowe reinbowe reinboȝe renboge
Descendants of *bewwą
byge