Where does “Buch” come from?

Buch (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German buoc, from Old High German buog, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

Buch (Luxembourgish): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “Buch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuocanimal shoulder
2Old High Germanbuoganimal shoulder
3Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “Buch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Old High German buog →