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1. Etymology of the English word bower

the English word bower
derived from the English word bur
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheuə-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *buraz

Derivations in English

bowerbird, bowery, embower

Cognates

Dutch bouwen, Dutch boer, German bauen, Icelandic búa, Icelandic búr, Swedish bo, Swedish bur

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word bower

derived from the English word bower
derived from the English word bow
derived from the Low German word boog
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Usage

Word found in Modern English

3. Etymology of the English word bower

derived from the English word bower
derived from the German word Bauer

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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