Where does “boekie” come from?

boekie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans boek, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

boekie (Afrikaans): small book, booklet

Definitions

  1. small book, booklet

Ancestry of “boekie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansboekbook
2Dutchboekbook; omasum
3Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
4Old Dutchbuok—
5Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
6Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →