
English word build comes from Proto-Indo-European *bū-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁s-, and later Proto-Germanic *bōþlą (House, dwelling.)
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*bū- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰleh₁s- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bōþlą (Proto-Germanic)
House, dwelling.
*balþaz (Proto-Germanic)
Strong, bold.
blod (Old English)
Blood.
*balþijaną (Proto-Germanic)
To make bold; animate; encourage.
*buþlijaną (Proto-Germanic)
To build.
bieldan (Old English)
bilden (Middle English)
build (English)
(computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.. (video games, slang, countable) Any structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, created by the player.. (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body. (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.. [...]