Where does “bookrunning” come from?

bookrunning (English) comes from English running, from English run, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

bookrunning (English): The work done by a bookrunner

Definitions

  1. The work done by a bookrunner

Ancestry of “bookrunning”, step by step

bookrunning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English running

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrunningMoving or advancing at a run; Present, current;...
2EnglishrunTo move swiftly; To flow; To sail before the...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via English Book

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBookthe Bible
2Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
3Middle High Germanbuoch
4Old High Germanbuohbook
5Proto-Germanicbōk
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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