Etymology

Booklr

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Today it means: The community of book and reading-oriented blogs on Tumblr. Full definition →

English Tumblr ← Middle English logge ← Old Norse liggjader.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  5. Old Englishbōc
  6. Middle Englishbok
  7. Englishbook
  8. Proto-Germanic*tūmōną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*tumbōn
  10. Old Englishtumbian
  11. Middle Englishtumben
  12. Middle Englishtumblen
  13. Englishtumble
  14. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
  16. Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
  17. Old Norseliggjader.?
  18. Middle Englishlogge
  19. Englishlog
  20. Englishbook
  21. Englishlogbook
  22. Englishlog
  23. Englishtumblelog
  24. EnglishTumblr
  25. English todayBooklr

Blend of book + Tumblr.

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