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Where does “viewbook” come from?

viewbook (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.

viewbook (English): An illustrated promotional booklet for an...

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  1. An illustrated promotional booklet for an...

Ancestry of “viewbook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBook—
2Germanbūch—
3Middle High Germanbuoch—
4Old High Germanbuohbook
5Proto-Germanicbōk—
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →