Probably onomatopoeic. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
böokan (third-person singular present indicative böoket, past participle gaböoket, auxiliary haban)
infinitive | böokan | ||||
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present participle | böokanten | ||||
past participle | gaböoket | ||||
auxiliary | haban | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich böoke | bar böokan | i | ich böoke | bar böokan |
du böokest | iart böoket | du böokest | iart böoket | ||
ear böoket | ze böokent | ear böoke | ze böokan | ||
preterite (composed) |
ich han gaböoket | bar haban gaböoket | ii | ich böokate | bar böokatan |
du hast gaböoket | iart habet gaböoket | du böokatest | iart böokatet | ||
ear hat gaböoket | ze habent gaböoket | ear böokate | ze böokatan | ||
imperative | — | böokabar | |||
böok (du) | böoket (iart) | ||||
böoke (ear) | böokan (ze) |