Where does “vödabuk” come from?

vödabuk (Volapük) comes from Volapük vöd, from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vödabuk (Volapük): dictionary

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Ancestry of “vödabuk”, step by step

vödabuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük vöd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükvödword
2EnglishWordScripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;...
3EnglishworthHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for;...
4Middle Englishworthto become
5Old Englishweorþworth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Volapük bük

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükbükprinting, print
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz