Etymology

Bookternet

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Today it means: The online community and subculture of book lovers. Full definition →

English Internet ← Middle English werk ← Old English weorc
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The story

  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-Indo-European*h₁én
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  10. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  11. Latininter
  12. Latininter-
  13. Englishinter-
  14. Proto-Germanic*natją
  15. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  16. Old Englishnett
  17. Middle Englishnet
  18. Englishnet
  19. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  21. Proto-Germanic*werką
  22. Proto-West Germanic*werk
  23. Old Englishweorc
  24. Middle Englishwerk
  25. Englishwork
  26. Englishnetwork
  27. Englishinternetwork
  28. EnglishInternet
  29. English todayBookternet

Blend of book + Internet.

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