Where does “notebook” come from?
I can't write this etymology because the chain provided only shows repetition between "English book" and "English notebook" without any older language sources, intermediate steps, or meaningful etymological information. A legitimate etymology requires tracing back to source languages with documented meaning changes. This chain doesn't establish origin, only circular reference within English.
To write an accurate one-sentence summary, I would need a chain showing progression through actual source languages (like Old English, Latin, Proto-Germanic, etc.) with their respective forms and meanings.
notebook (English): A book in which notes or memoranda are written;...
Definitions
- A book in which notes or memoranda are written;...
Ancestry of “notebook”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Book | — |
| 2 | German | būch | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “notebook”