Where does “Bücherschrank” come from?
Bücherschrank (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.
Bücherschrank (German): bookcase
Definitions
- bookcase
Ancestry of “Bücherschrank”, step by step
Bücherschrank 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 schrank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schrank | cabinet storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall, or specifically |
| 2 | Middle High German | schranc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scranc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrankaz | barrier; grid, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |