Where does “Bücherregal” come from?
Bücherregal (German) comes from German Bücher, 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.
Bücherregal (German): bookcase, bookshelf
Definitions
- bookcase, bookshelf
Ancestry of “Bücherregal”, step by step
Bücherregal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bücher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bücher | plural of Buch; books |
| 2 | German | Buch | book; books; omasum, the third compartment of the... |
| 3 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
via German Regal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Regal | shelf, shelving, rack, bookcase; a... |
| 2 | Latin | regalia | nominative neuter plural of rēgālis; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | regalis | regal, royal; of or pertaining to a king |
| 4 | Latin | rex | king, ruler; despot, tyrant; king |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |