Where does “boekenwinkel” come from?

boekenwinkel (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.

boekenwinkel (Dutch): bookshop, bookstore

Definitions

  1. bookshop, bookstore

Ancestry of “boekenwinkel”, step by step

boekenwinkel 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 winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinkelshop; corner, as in winkelhaak
2Middle Dutchwinkelcorner
3Old Dutchwinkel—
4Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →