Where does “boek” come from?
boek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
boek (Dutch): book; omasum
Definitions
- book; omasum
Ancestry of “boek”, step by step
boek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch boec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | boec | book; book, tome, volume |
| 2 | Old Dutch | buok | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bōk | inscribed billet, letter; book |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via West Germanic *bōk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germanic | *bōk | — |