Where does “Buch” come from?
Buch (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “Buch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 2 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |