Where does “buchen” come from?

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

buchen (Luxembourgish): to book, to reserve

Definitions

  1. to book, to reserve

Ancestry of “buchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBuchbook
2Middle High Germanbuocanimal shoulder
3Old High Germanbuoganimal shoulder
4Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Old High German buog →