Where does “MacBook” come from?
MacBook (French) comes from English MacBook, 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 — to bake, to roast, to fry.
MacBook (French): MacBook
Definitions
- MacBook
Ancestry of “MacBook”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MacBook | A MacBook-brand notebook computer, manufactured... |
| 2 | English | notebook | A book in which notes or memoranda are written;... |
| 3 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 4 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 5 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |