Where does “boekenwurm” come from?

boekenwurm (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.

boekenwurm (Dutch): bookworm

Definitions

  1. bookworm

Ancestry of “boekenwurm”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →