Where does “booking” come from?
Booking derives from English book, from Middle English booke, from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to write or inscribe.
booking (English): present participle of book; The act or process of...
Definitions
- present participle of book; The act or process of...
Ancestry of “booking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | book | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to... |
| 2 | Middle English | booke | book; Alternative form of bouk |
| 3 | Old English | bōc | beech; book |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
Words derived from “booking”