Where does “sankbok” come from?

sankbok (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

sankbok (Middle Low German): Alternative form of gesankbôk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gesankbôk

Ancestry of “sankbok”, step by step

sankbok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Middle Low German sank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansankthe act of singing; a chant; a song, especially...
2Old Saxonsang—
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →
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