Bauhaus
/ˈbaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯s/noun
A German school of art, design, and architecture founded in 1919, or the modernist style associated with it.
Did you know?Bauhaus teacher Johannes Itten incorporated ideas from Mazdaznan, a mystical movement blending Zoroastrian themes, breathwork, diet, and spiritual discipline.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰuH-
“To be, become, grow, or come into existence; the ancestral root behind German bauen and English be.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bauaną
“To dwell, inhabit, or prepare a dwelling; the source of German bauen.”
Old High German
Old High German
būhan
“To build or cultivate.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hūsą
“House or dwelling; the ancestor of German Haus and English house.”
1919
German
Bauhaus
“Literally “building house”; Walter Gropius used the name for the Staatliches Bauhaus school founded in Weimar.”
Modern English
English
Bauhaus
“The influential design school and its associated modernist aesthetic, characterized by functional forms and integration of art, craft, and technology.”