Where does “sourcebook” come from?
Sourcebook derives from English source plus book, which comes from Middle English booke, Old English bōc, Proto-Germanic būkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos meaning beech tree.
sourcebook (English): A book consisting of a collection of writings on...
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- A book consisting of a collection of writings on...
Ancestry of “sourcebook”, step by step
sourcebook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English source
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | source | The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired |
| 2 | Middle English | sours | A source or origin; that which something originates from |
| 3 | Old French | sorse | rise, beginning, spring, source |
| 4 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 6 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English Book
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 2 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 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 |