Where does “Jahrbuch” come from?

Jahrbuch (German) comes 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.

Jahrbuch (German): yearbook

Definitions

  1. yearbook

Ancestry of “Jahrbuch”, step by step

Jahrbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Buch

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

via German Jahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJahryear
2Middle High Germanjāryear
3Old High Germanjāryear
4Proto-West Germanicjāryear
5Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →