Where does “bookbinding” come from?
Bookbinding derives from English book and English bind, with bind tracing through Middle English -ing and Old English -ing to Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, meaning to tie or fasten together.
bookbinding (English): The art, craft or process of binding books
Definitions
- The art, craft or process of binding books
Ancestry of “bookbinding”, step by step
bookbinding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English binding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | binding | Imposing stipulations or requirements that must... |
| 2 | Middle English | byndynge | The creation of a tie or binding |
| 3 | Middle English | binden | To secure or strengthen by various means; To take... |
| 4 | Old English | bindan | to bind, constrain; to fasten or join |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
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 |