Where does “boekhouder” come from?
boekhouder (Dutch) comes from Dutch boekhouden, 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.
boekhouder (Dutch): bookkeeper, accountant
Definitions
- bookkeeper, accountant
Ancestry of “boekhouder”, step by step
boekhouder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boekhouden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boekhouden | to keep financial accounts |
| 2 | Dutch | boek | book; omasum |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boec | book; book, tome, volume |
| 4 | Old Dutch | buok | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bōk | inscribed billet, letter; book |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |