Where does “*bōk” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*bōk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “*bōk”

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