Where does “Zauberbuch” come from?

Zauberbuch (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.

Zauberbuch (German): book of spells, magic book, spellbook

Definitions

  1. book of spells, magic book, spellbook

Ancestry of “Zauberbuch”, step by step

Zauberbuch 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 zaubern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzaubernto conjure, to perform magic
2Middle High Germanzoubern—
3Old High Germanzouberōn—
4Proto-Germanictaubarōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →
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