Where does “facebooker” come from?
facebooker (English) comes from Dutch facebooken, from Dutch Facebook, from English Facebook, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk — to bake, to roast, to fry.
facebooker (English): A person using the social networking website...
Definitions
- A person using the social networking website...
Ancestry of “facebooker”, step by step
facebooker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch facebooken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | facebooken | to Facebook, to be active on Facebook |
| 2 | Dutch | ||
| 3 | English | A personal web profile on the social-networking... | |
| 4 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 5 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 6 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |