Etymology

notebook

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Today it means: A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written. Full definition →

English book ← Middle English bok ← Old English bōc
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The story

  1. Old Frenchnote
  2. Middle Englishnote
  3. Englishnote
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  6. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  8. Old Englishbōc
  9. Middle Englishbok
  10. Englishbook
  11. English todaynotebook

From note + book.

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