Words that come from Proto-Germanic bōk

400 words across 40 languages descend from Proto-Germanic bōk — including book, knowledge, books, textbook, notebook, knowledgeable, handbook, booklet.

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English (270)

German (23)

Hungarian (15)

Yiddish (10)

Russian (10)

Japanese (8)

Volapük (7)

Swedish (6)

Georgian (4)

Middle English (4)

Dutch (3)

Old English (3)

French (2)

Chuukese (2)

Polish (2)

Danish (2)

Vilamovian (2)

Armenian (2)

Scots (2)

Pennsylvania German (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Hausa (1)

Old High German (1)

Marshallese (1)

Czech (1)

Italian (1)

Icelandic (1)

Korean (1)

Somali (1)

Chinese (1)

Esperanto (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Zulu (1)

Jamtish (1)

Chechen (1)

Hawaiian (1)

Hindi (1)

Norman (1)

Malagasy (1)

Finnish (1)