Where does “boekenvriend” come from?

boekenvriend (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.

boekenvriend (Dutch): bibliophile

Definitions

  1. bibliophile

Ancestry of “boekenvriend”, step by step

boekenvriend 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 vriend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriendfriend; boyfriend
2Middle Dutchvrientfriend; ally; relative
3Old Dutchfriund—
4Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →