The surprising etymology of 'book'
Channel: Alex Hartman Adams
Date: 2022-06-20

UPDATE: This newer video about Wiktionary includes some new thoughts on this word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwiP8j3iwuo

0:00 Etymological surprises
0:26 Beech theory
2:34 Beech book world
3:41 Later development

Book
https://www.etymonline.com/word/book

Beech
https://www.etymonline.com/word/beech

Beech tree
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Beech_Tree.png/640px-Beech_Tree.png


Alex Hartman Adams
Linguistics and English Language Consulting
https://ahaling.com