Middle English bocstaff

← Old English bōcstæf (inherited)

← Old English bōc (mention)

← Old English stæf (mention)

← Danish bogstav (cognate)

← German Buchstabe (cognate)

← Faroese bókstavur (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz (inherited)

← Icelandic bókstafur (cognate)

← Norwegian bokstav (cognate)

← Swedish bokstav (cognate)

→ English letter (mention)

→ English bookstaff (inherited)

→ English bookstave (inherited)

→ Middle English booke (link)