Where does “boekenlegger” come from?

boekenlegger (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.

boekenlegger (Dutch): bookmark

Definitions

  1. bookmark

Ancestry of “boekenlegger”, step by step

boekenlegger 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 legger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchleggerAn animal that lays eggs, especially an...
2Middle Dutchlegger—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →
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