Where does “bocstaff” come from?
bocstaff (Middle English) comes from Old English bōcstæf, from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
bocstaff (Middle English): letter, written character
Definitions
- letter, written character
Ancestry of “bocstaff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | bōcstæf | letter, written character; alphabetic symbol,... |
| 2 | Old English | bōc | beech; book |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
Words derived from “bocstaff”