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