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Where does “Telefonbuch” come from?

Telefonbuch (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.

Telefonbuch (German): telephone directory, phone book

Definitions

  1. telephone directory, phone book

Ancestry of “Telefonbuch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Telefonbuch”

  • Telephonbuch
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