Where does “boeckin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “boeckin”, 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
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