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Where does “buochstabe” come from?

buochstabe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German buohstabo — letter, writing.

Ancestry of “buochstabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbuohstaboletter, writing

Words derived from “buochstabe”

  • Zierbuchstabe
  • Großbuchstabe
  • Buchstabensalat
  • buchstabengetreu
  • buchstäblich
  • buchstabieren
  • Buchstabe
  • Anfangsbuchstabe
  • Buchstabenschrift
  • Buchstabensuppe
Every word from Old High German buohstabo →