Book
/bʊk/noun
A written or printed work consisting of pages bound together, or a set of written records.
Did you know?The English word likely comes from a Germanic word for a beech tree, because early writing was sometimes associated with beechwood tablets or carved marks.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bōks
“beech; possibly a writing tablet made of beechwood”
Old English
OE
bōc
“a written document, charter, or book”
Old High German
OHG
buoh
“book”
Middle English
ME
book
“a written work or volume”
Modern English
English
book
“a written or printed work bound together”