Where does “notbok” come from?

notbok (Cebuano) comes from English notebook, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

notbok (Cebuano): a notebook; a book in which notes or memoranda are written

Definitions

  1. a notebook; a book in which notes or memoranda are written

Ancestry of “notbok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnotebookA book in which notes or memoranda are written;...
2EnglishBookthe Bible
3Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
4Middle High Germanbuoch
5Old High Germanbuohbook
6Proto-Germanicbōk
7Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g-
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