Where does “splatbook” come from?

splatbook (English) comes 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.

splatbook (English): One of a series of books for a roleplaying game,...

Definitions

  1. One of a series of books for a roleplaying game,...

Ancestry of “splatbook”, step by step

splatbook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Book

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBookthe Bible
2Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
3Middle High Germanbuoch
4Old High Germanbuohbook
5Proto-Germanicbōk
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via English splat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplatThe narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back;...
2Middle Englishsplatten
3Middle Englishsplatento stretch out, extend", also "to split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g-