Book
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English
Etymology
An Americanized form of German Buch, or alternatively a variant of Buck.
Proper noun
Book (plural Books)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Book is the 5471st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6356 individuals. Book is most common among White (93.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Book”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 193.
Cebuano
Etymology
From buæk.
Proper noun
Book
- a surname from Cebuano
German Low German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk (“book”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks (“beech, book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos. Cognate with Dutch boek, English book, West Frisian boek, German Buch, Danish bog, Faroese bók, Icelandic bók, Norwegian bok, Swedish bok, Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰 (bōka). The Germanic root is often taken to be related to the word for beech, the wood of rune-tablets.
Noun
Book n (plural Böker or Beuker or Boken)
Derived terms
- Billerbook
- Book Mormon
- Bookbinner
- Bookbinneree
- Bookbinnerie
- Bookbinnerin
- Bookbinnersch
- Bookbinnersche
- Bookbüdel
- Bookdrucker
- Bookdruckeree
- Bookdruckerie
- Bookdruckerin
- Bookdruckersch
- Bookdruckersche
- Bookgeld
- Bookhannel
- Bookhannelsfro
- Bookhannelsfru
- Bookhannelsmann
- Bookholler
- Bookhollerin
- Bookhollersch
- Bookhollersche
- Bookhändler
- Bookhändlerin
- Bookhändlersch
- Bookhändlersche
- Bookhöker
- Bookhökerin
- Bookhökersch
- Bookhökersche
- Bookmess
- Bookpries
- Bookreeg
- Bookstaav
- bookstaberen
- Bookstaberen
- Bookstoov
- Bookutgaav
- Bookutgoov
- Bookvörlaag
- Bookvörloog
- Bookwoort
- Bookümslag
- Dreihbook
- Gedichtbook
- Geschichtenbook
- Grammatikbook
- Greun Book
- Gröön Book
- Handbook
- Kinnerbook
- Kontobook
- Lederbook
- lütt Book
- Naambook
- Noombook
- Notizbook
- Rechtsbook
- Root Book
- Seebook
- Taschenbook
- Wöörbook
Related terms
See also
References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)