Where does “haus buk” come from?

haus buk (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin buk, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

haus buk (Tok Pisin): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “haus buk”, step by step

haus buk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin buk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinbukbook
2EnglishBookthe Bible
3Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
4Middle High Germanbuoch
5Old High Germanbuohbook
6Proto-Germanicbōk
7Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via Tok Pisin haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinhaushouse; building
2EnglishHouseA particular chamber of political representation
3Middle Englishhoushouse, residence; house of worship, temple;...
4Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
5Proto-West Germanichūshouse
6Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g-Every word from Proto-Germanic bakanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic bōk