Where does “Bouk” come from?

Bouk (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Bouk (Limburgish): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “Bouk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
2Old Dutchbuok—
3Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →