Where does “Buchautor” come from?

Buchautor (German) comes from German autor, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.

Buchautor (German): book author

Definitions

  1. book author

Ancestry of “Buchautor”, step by step

Buchautor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German autor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanautorauthor
2Old Frenchautorauthor; creator; instigator
3Latinauctorseller, vendor; author; authorship, agency,...
4Latinaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand
5Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →