Where does “boekhouden” come from?
boekhouden (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.
boekhouden (Dutch): to keep financial accounts
Definitions
- to keep financial accounts
Ancestry of “boekhouden”, step by step
boekhouden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boek | book; omasum |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boec | book; book, tome, volume |
| 3 | Old Dutch | buok | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bōk | inscribed billet, letter; book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via Dutch houden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |