Where does “būch” come from?

būch (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.

būch (German): book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication

Definitions

  1. book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication

Ancestry of “būch”, step by step

būch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German buoch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuoch—
2Old High Germanbuohbook
3Proto-Germanicbōk—
4Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via Old High German būh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbūhbelly
2Proto-West Germanic*būk—
3Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “būch”

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