Where does “Urkundenbuch” come from?

Urkundenbuch (German) comes from German Urkunde, from Old High German urkundī, from Old High German ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Urkundenbuch (German): A book holding a collection of medieval...

Definitions

  1. A book holding a collection of medieval...

Ancestry of “Urkundenbuch”, step by step

Urkundenbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Urkunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUrkundedocument; certificate, legal instrument
2Old High Germanurkundī—
3Old High Germanur-thoroughly
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

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 úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →