Etymology

builder

build·er
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Today it means: One who builds or constructs things. Full definition →

Middle English bildere ← Old English bytlan ← Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan
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  1. Proto-West Germanic*buþlijan
  2. Old Englishbytlan
  3. Middle Englishbilden
  4. Middle Englishbildere
  5. English todaybuilder

From Middle English bildere, byldere, from bilden + -ere. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).

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