Where does “fakebook” come from?
fakebook (English) comes from German Fake, from English fake, from English feak, from German fegen, from Middle Low German vegen, from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną.
fakebook (English): A collection of musical lead sheets intended to...
Definitions
- A collection of musical lead sheets intended to...
Ancestry of “fakebook”, step by step
fakebook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fake | fake, rip-off; fake |
| 2 | English | fake | Not real; false, fraudulent; Insincere; Something... |
| 3 | English | feak | Alternative form of feague |
| 4 | German | fegen | to sweep, to polish |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vegen | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | fegōn | to cleanse |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | faginōn | to gladden, rejoice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | faginōną | to gladden, rejoice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pōḱ- | — |
via German Facebook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ||
| 2 | English | A personal web profile on the social-networking... | |
| 3 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 4 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 5 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |