English

landbook

From land + book.

A compound of land + book

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land’

Proto-Germanic *landą

Proto-West Germanic *land ‘land’

Old English land

Middle English lond ‘an independent nation’

English land

Proto-Germanic *bōks ‘letter’

Proto-West Germanic *bōk ‘inscribed billet, letter’

Old English bōc

Middle English bok ‘a document’

English book

Today it means

noun A book containing details of lands and their ownership.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / landbook