Where does “Klassenbuch” come from?

Klassenbuch (German) comes from German būch, 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.

Klassenbuch (German): class register: a book in which schoolteachers note the topic of each lesson as well as pupils' absence or misbehaviour

Definitions

  1. class register: a book in which schoolteachers note the topic of each lesson as well as pupils' absence or misbehaviour

Ancestry of “Klassenbuch”, step by step

Klassenbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “Klassenbuch”

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