Where does “Bücher” come from?

Bücher (German) comes from German Buch, 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.

Bücher (German): plural of Buch; books

Definitions

  1. plural of Buch; books

Ancestry of “Bücher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuchbook; books; omasum, the third compartment of the...
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

Words derived from “Bücher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →