Where does “naaiboek” come from?

naaiboek (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.

naaiboek (Dutch): sewing book, sewing pattern book

Definitions

  1. sewing book, sewing pattern book

Ancestry of “naaiboek”, step by step

naaiboek 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 naaien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaaiento sew; to screw, to fuck, to have sex; to screw,...
2Middle Dutchnâyento sew
3Old Dutchnāien
4Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵosEvery word from Proto-Germanic bōksEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bōk
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