Where does “bōk” come from?

bōk (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

bōk (Old Saxon): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “bōk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
2Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “bōk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →