Where does “Bücherstapel” come from?

Bücherstapel (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.

Bücherstapel (German): pile of books

Definitions

  1. pile of books

Ancestry of “Bücherstapel”, step by step

Bücherstapel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bücher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBücherplural of Buch; books
2GermanBuchbook; books; omasum, the third compartment of the...
3Middle High Germanbuoch—
4Old High Germanbuohbook
5Proto-Germanicbōk—
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via German stapel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstapelinflection of stapeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle Low Germanstāpel—
3Old Saxonstapol—
4Old Swedishstapul—
5Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →