boekstaaf

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbuk.staːf/

noun
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch boecstaef inherited from Old Dutch *bōkstavo inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabô compound from Dutch, Flemish boek (book, omasum) + Dutch, Flemish staaf (rod, staff, bar).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

staaf

Gloss

rod, staff, bar

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