Where does “biblioteek” come from?

biblioteek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bibliotheek, from Middle Dutch biblioteke, from Middle French bibliotheque, from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη, from Ancient Greek -θήκη, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι — to do, put, place.

biblioteek (Afrikaans): library

Definitions

library

Ancestry of “biblioteek”, step by step

biblioteek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bibliotheek

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	bibliotheek	library
2	Middle Dutch	biblioteke	—
3	Middle French	bibliotheque	—
4	Latin	bibliothēca	a library room for books or collection of books
5	Ancient Greek	βιβλιοθήκη	bookcase; library; records office
6	Ancient Greek	-θήκη	deverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
7	Ancient Greek	θήκη	box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
8	Ancient Greek	τίθημι	I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
9	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

via Norwegian Bokmål bibliotek

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	bibliotek	a library
2	French	bibliothèque	library; bookcase

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →