Where does “Book” come from?

Book (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Book (German Low German): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “Book”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbôkbook
2Old Saxonbōkbook
3Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →