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
- telephone directory, phone book
Ancestry of “Telefonbuch”, step by step
Telefonbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Buch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Buch | book; books; omasum, the third compartment of the... |
| 2 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
via German Telefon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Telefon | telephone |