Where does “pocket” come from?
pocket (Swedish) comes from Swedish pocketbok, from English pocketbook, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną — to bake, to roast, to fry.
pocket (Swedish): paperback; book with flexible binding
Definitions
- paperback; book with flexible binding
Ancestry of “pocket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | pocketbok | a paperback; book with flexible binding |
| 2 | English | pocketbook | A woman's purse; One's personal budget or... |
| 3 | English | Book | — |
| 4 | German | būch | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
Words derived from “pocket”