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Where does “notebookish” come from?

notebookish (English) comes from English notebook, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

notebookish (English): Characteristic of jottings in a notebook, rather...

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  1. Characteristic of jottings in a notebook, rather...

Ancestry of “notebookish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnotebookA book in which notes or memoranda are written;...
2EnglishBook—
3Germanbūch—
4Middle High Germanbuoch—
5Old High Germanbuohbook
6Proto-Germanicbōk—
7Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
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