Answer by chirlu for What word did the Germans use for "Buchstabe" before...
Simple answer: Buchstabe.In ancient times, runes (the first letters in use for most Germanic languages) were carved into thin wood, often beech wood (German Buche).The German words Buchstabe and Buch...
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According to Wiktionary, the etymology of "Buchstabe" doesn't have anything to do with printing presses:Herkunft: wahrscheinlich aus dem Germanischen: *bōks - Runenstäbchen (die unter Anderem aus...
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What word did the Germans use for "Buchstabe" before print was invented?
I've often wondered about this. "Buchstabe" obviously(?) derives from the letters used in the early printing presses (think Gutenberg). What did they call a letter before Gutenberg?updateSeems my...
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