Words that come from Proto-West Germanic bōk

400 words across 54 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic bōk — including book, books, textbook, notebook, handbook, booklet, bookstore, booking.

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English (206)

German (49)

Dutch (29)

Yiddish (10)

Old English (7)

Afrikaans (6)

Russian (6)

West Frisian (4)

Volapük (4)

French (4)

Japanese (4)

Middle English (4)

Serbo-Croatian (4)

Luxembourgish (3)

Middle Low German (3)

Pennsylvania German (3)

Spanish (3)

Thai (3)

Tok Pisin (3)

Saterland Frisian (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

North Frisian (2)

Chuukese (2)

Korean (2)

Armenian (2)

Hindi (2)

Scots (2)

Limburgish (2)

Hausa (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Old High German (1)

Marshallese (1)

Czech (1)

Danish (1)

Polish (1)

Icelandic (1)

Cia-Cia (1)

Somali (1)

Chinese (1)

Georgian (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Zulu (1)

Indonesian (1)

Hawaiian (1)

Norman (1)

Malay (1)

Malagasy (1)

Portuguese (1)

Ida'an (1)

Persian (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Chichewa (1)

Nalca (1)