Where does “ymenboc” come from?

ymenboc (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.

ymenboc (Old English): hymnal; hymnbook; book of hymns

Definitions

  1. hymnal; hymnbook; book of hymns

Ancestry of “ymenboc”, step by step

ymenboc 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 ymen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishymenhymn
2Latinhymnushymn; a song of praise
3Ancient Greekὕμνοςsong, hymn, ode
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂em-sing; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →
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