timber

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • timbertimber
  • a building
  • the act of building

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *timrą derived from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (build, house), *dem- (build, house).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dem-

Gloss

build, house

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

建

Emoji
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