Where does “Facebookvriend” come from?
Facebookvriend (Dutch) comes from Dutch Facebook, from English Facebook, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną — to bake, to roast, to fry.
Facebookvriend (Dutch): Facebook friend
Definitions
- Facebook friend
Ancestry of “Facebookvriend”, step by step
Facebookvriend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Facebook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ||
| 2 | English | A personal web profile on the social-networking... | |
| 3 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 4 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 5 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |