Where does “Booklr” come from?
Booklr (English) comes from English Tumblr, from English tumblelog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Booklr (English): The community of book and reading-oriented blogs on Tumblr
Definitions
- The community of book and reading-oriented blogs on Tumblr
Ancestry of “Booklr”, step by step
Booklr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tumblr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tumblr | A microblogging and social networking website founded in 2007 |
| 2 | English | tumblelog | A microblog on the Tumblr microblogging service |
| 3 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 4 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 5 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 6 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 7 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English Book
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 2 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 3 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |