Where does “Songbouk” come from?
Songbouk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Bouk, from Old Frisian bōk, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
Songbouk (Saterland Frisian): songbook
Ancestry of “Songbouk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Saterland Frisian | Bouk | book |
| 2 | Old Frisian | bōk | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bōkijā | beech |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bōku | beech |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōkō | beech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |