Where does “boekenkast” come from?

boekenkast (Dutch) comes 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.

boekenkast (Dutch): bookcase

Definitions

  1. bookcase

Ancestry of “boekenkast”, step by step

boekenkast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboekbook; omasum
2Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
3Old Dutchbuok—
4Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Dutch kast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkastcupboard, closet
2Middle Dutchcastechest
3Old Dutch*castocupboard
4Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
5Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →