bookstaff
English
/ˈbʊkˌstæf/
noun
Definitions
- (alphabetic) letter, letter of the alphabet, a written character.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bocstaff (letter, written character) inherited from Old English bōcstæf (letter, written symbol, written character) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz (written character, beechwood staff) compound from English book (verb, book) + English staff.
Origin
English
staff
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bookland English
- Holy Book English
- airstaff English
- antibook English
- artbook English
- audiobook English
- bankbook English
- bedstaff English
- bluebook English
- book English
- book-knowledge English
- book-learned English
- book-ridden English
- book-teaching English
- bookable English
- bookaholic English
- bookbag English
- bookbinder English
- bookbindery English
- bookbinding English
- bookbuild English
- bookbus English
- bookcase English
- bookception English
- bookchest English
- bookcraft English
- bookcross English
- bookdealer English
- bookend English
- booker English
- bookery English
- bookfell English
- bookflap English
- bookful English
- bookhoard English
- bookholder English
- bookhood English
- bookhound English
- bookhouse English
- bookish English
- bookjacket English
- bookkeeper English
- bookland English
- bookless English
- booklet English
- booklight English
- booklike English
- booklined English
- bookling English
- booklist English
- booklore English
- booklouse English
- booklover English
- bookly English
- bookmaker English
- bookmaking English
- bookman English
- bookmarker English
- bookmatch English
- bookmate English
- bookmobile English
- bookmonger English
- bookname English
- booknap English
- bookness English
- bookplate English
- bookrack English
- bookrest English
- bookright English
- bookroom English
- bookrunner English
- bookrunning English
- bookscape English
- bookseller English
- bookselling English
- bookshelf English
- bookshelving English
- bookshop English
- bookstack English
- bookstall English
- bookstand English
- bookstave English
- bookstop English
- bookstore English
- bookware English
- bookwise English
- bookwork English
- bookworm English
- bookwright English
- booky English
- broomstaff English
- by-book English
- callbook English
- casebook English
- cashbook English
- chartbook English
- chequebook English
- classbook English
- cleystaff English
- clipbook English
- codebook English
- constaff English
- cookbook English
- copybook English
- coursebook English
- cowlstaff English
- cyberbook English
- databook English
- datebook English
- daybook English
- death book English
- deathbook English
- deskbook English
- destaff English
- doorstaff English
- e-book English
- eBook English
- ebook English
- facebook English
- factbook English
- fairybook English
- fake book English
- fakebook English
- flagstaff English
- flybook English
- forebook English
- forestaff English
- formbook English
- gamebook English
- groundstaff English
- handbook English
- herdbook English
- holobook English
- hornbook English
- hymnbook English
- hyperbook English
- jackstaff English
- jestbook English
- lawbook English
- letterbook English
- logbook English
- lookbook English
- matchbook English
- megabook English
- midbook English
- multibook English
- needlebook English
- newsbook English
- nonbook English
- nonstaff English
- notebook English
- overbook English
- overstaff English
- passbook English
- paybook English
- phonebook English
- photobook English
- phrasebook English
- pikestaff English
- pillowbook English
- pitchbook English
- playbook English
- ploughstaff English
- plowstaff English
- pocketbook English
- prebook English
- promptbook English
- psalmbook English
- quarterstaff English
- quizbook English
- quotebook English
- racebook English
- rebook English
- restaff English
- roadbook English
- rulebook English
- salesbook English
- schoolbook English
- scorebook English
- scrapbook English
- shopbook English
- sketchbook English
- slambook English
- songbook English
- sourcebook English
- spellbook English
- splatbook English
- sportsbook English
- staff English
- staffable English
- staffer English
- staffless English
- staffman English
- staffroom English
- storybook English
- stud book English
- stylebook English
- tablebook English
- talebook English
- textbook English
- timebook English
- tipstaff English
- tunebook English
- ultrabook English
- unbook English
- underbook English
- understaff English
- videobook English
- viewbook English
- waitstaff English
- wastebook English
- webbook English
- whipstaff English
- wishbook English
- wordbook English
- workbook English
- yearbook English
- puustavi Finnish
- Anfangsbuchstabe German
- Blockbuchstabe German
- Buch German
- Buchstabe German
- Buchstabenkurzwort German
- Buchstabensalat German
- Buchstabenschrift German
- Buchstabensuppe German
- Buchstabenwort German
- Druckbuchstabe German
- Kursivbuchstabe German
- Stab German
- Zierbuchstabe German
- buchstabengetreu German
- buchstabieren German
- buchstäblich German
- staff Italian
- booker French
- surbooker French
- *stebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- blokkbokstav Norwegian Bokmål
- bokstav Norwegian Bokmål
- bokstavelig Norwegian Bokmål
- booke Norwegian Bokmål
- *bōkastabaz Proto-Germanic
- begynnelsebokstav Swedish
- bokstav Swedish
- bokstavlig Swedish
- bokstavskod Swedish
- スタッフ Japanese
- bukować Polish
- blokkbokstav Norwegian Nynorsk
- bokstav Norwegian Nynorsk
- booke Norwegian Nynorsk
- bocstæf Old English
- bōcstæf Old English
- bocstaff Middle English
- booke Middle English
- staf Middle English
- bókstafr Old Norse
- bogstav Danish
- bukirati Serbo-Croatian
- bók Icelandic
- bókstafur Icelandic
- stafur Icelandic
- बुक Hindi
- บุ๊ก Thai
- buohstab Old High German
- bókstavarað Faroese
- bókstavur Faroese
- boutchi Norman
- buochstabe Middle High German
- Buschtaf Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bokstaver, bōkstaver Old Swedish
- 스태프 Korean
- bhukha Zulu
- ibhuku Zulu
- buk Volapük
- buk Tok Pisin
- puke Hawaiian
- libhuku Swati
- boko Hausa
- buku Sranan Tongo
- boky Malagasy
- bhuku Shona
- buku Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- puk Chuukese
- ibuku Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- mbuku Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- puku Northern Sotho
- buug Somali
- buk Ida'an
- book
- ebook
- staff
- eBook
- booky
- unbook
- e-book
- rebook
- bookly
- booker
- bookbag
- webbook
- midbook
- bookman
- lawbook
- prebook
- artbook
- booklet
- by-book
- paybook
- nonbook
- daybook
- staffer
- bookend
- bookery
- logbook
- bookful
- booknap
- flybook
- bookbus
- restaff
- bookish
- destaff
- holobook
- timebook
- nonstaff
- wishbook
- slambook
- hymnbook
- megabook
- cashbook
- airstaff
- casebook
- bookfell
- bookname
- callbook
- bookmate
- fakebook
- bookcase
- factbook
- databook
- yearbook
- talebook
- quizbook
- workbook
- copybook
- herdbook
- forebook
- bookness
- racebook
- booklore
- bookland
- antibook
- bookwork
- tipstaff
- Bookland
- clipbook
- viewbook
- textbook
- wordbook
- rulebook
- constaff
- bookable
- datebook
- bedstaff
- booklist
- bookrack
- songbook
- deskbook
- bookling
- roadbook
- codebook
- bookshop
- playbook
- lookbook
- cookbook
- notebook
- hornbook
- handbook
- shopbook
- bookhood
- gamebook
- booklike
- tunebook
- formbook
- bookware
- bookflap
- bookstop
- bookrest
- bookroom
- passbook
- bookwise
- bluebook
- staffman
- bookworm
- newsbook
- jestbook
- bankbook
- overbook
- bookless
- bookhoard
- flagstaff
- staffroom
- doorstaff
- classbook
- jackstaff
- booklined
- pikestaff
- bookhound
- photobook
- bookstall
- bookchest
- booklouse
- bookcross
- tablebook
- spellbook
- cyberbook
- underbook
- bookstave
- scrapbook
- videobook
- scorebook
- booklover
- bookstore
- whipstaff
- splatbook
- stylebook
- bookshelf
- wastebook
- audiobook
- multibook
- bookcraft
- overstaff
- plowstaff
- storybook
- psalmbook
- forestaff
- fake book
- salesbook
- staffable
- deathbook
- bookhouse
- cowlstaff
- bookright
- bookplate
- waitstaff
- matchbook
- fairybook
- hyperbook
- cleystaff
- pitchbook
- staffless
- ultrabook
- chartbook
- bookstand
- stud book
- bookmatch
- bookbuild
- booklight
- bookscape
- bookstack
- quotebook
- phonebook
- bookmaker
- Holy Book
- chequebook
- bookmarker
- bookmobile
- bookmonger
- broomstaff
- bookjacket
- pillowbook
- sourcebook
- bookmaking
- bookaholic
- letterbook
- sportsbook
- sketchbook
- bookwright
- bookholder
- bookbinder
- coursebook
- bookkeeper
- promptbook
- death book
- bookseller
- bookrunner
- phrasebook
- pocketbook
- needlebook
- schoolbook
- bookdealer
- understaff
- bookbinding
- bookbindery
- ploughstaff
- bookselling
- book-ridden
- bookrunning
- groundstaff
- bookception
- bookshelving
- book-learned
- quarterstaff
- book-teaching
- book-knowledge