Where does “gesankbôk” come from?

gesankbôk (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German gesank, from Middle Low German sank, from Old Saxon sang, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

gesankbôk (Middle Low German): songbook

Definitions

  1. songbook

Ancestry of “gesankbôk”, step by step

gesankbôk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German gesank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low GermangesankAlternative form of sank
2Middle Low Germansankthe act of singing; a chant; a song, especially...
3Old Saxonsang—
4Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
5Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Middle Low German bôk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbôkbook
2Old Saxonbōkbook
3Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Saxon sang →