Etymograph

English

abuilding

From a- (“in, on”) + building (“the act or process of building”).

Formed from a- ‘in, on’ + building ‘the act or process of building’

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Middle English byldynge

English building

Today it means

adj Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / abuilding