Where does “Übungsbuch” come from?

Übungsbuch (German) comes 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.

Übungsbuch (German): reader, book of exercises

Definitions

  1. reader, book of exercises

Ancestry of “Übungsbuch”, step by step

Übungsbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German būch

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

via German Übung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜbungpractice; practice; exercise; training; workout;...
2Middle High Germanüebunge—
3Old High Germanuobunga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →