Where does “boke” come from?

boke (Middle English) comes from Middle English booke, from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

boke (Middle English): Alternative form of booke; Alternative form of...

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  1. Alternative form of booke; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “boke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbookebook; Alternative form of bouk
2Old Englishbōcbeech; book
3Proto-Germanicbōk—
4Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →