Buchhändlung (noun) (German)
booh-han-dlung
A bookshop, a place where a Buchhändler works.
“Buch” comes from the Proto-Germanic *bōk(ō)- (originally meaning “beechwood tablet”, as early runes were carved into beech), and “Händler” derives from *handilōn (meaning to handle or trade), yielding the literal translation “book trader”
Example sentences
“We’ve been seeing lots of shops marked Buchhändlung through Germany, but not all sell English language books.”
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