Where does “boctæcing” come from?

boctæcing (Old 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.

boctæcing (Old English): teachings in a book

Definitions

  1. teachings in a book

Ancestry of “boctæcing”, step by step

boctæcing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōcbeech; book
2Proto-Germanicbōk
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via Old English tǣċing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtǣċing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g-Every word from Proto-Germanic bakanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic bōk