Where does “woordenboek” come from?

woordenboek (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

woordenboek (Dutch): dictionary

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Ancestry of “woordenboek”, step by step

woordenboek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch woord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoordword
2Middle Dutchwortword; diction, what someone says or writes;...
3Old Dutchwortword
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Latin vocābulārium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocābulāriumvocabulary, dictionary, wordlist
2Latinvocābulumword
3Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
4Latinvōxvoice
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

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

Words derived from “woordenboek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →