Bookstaff

Alternatively "bookstave"

Etymology
Attested in modern English, from Early Middle English bocstaff < Old English bocstæf < Proto-Germanic, cognate to German Buchstabe, Dutch/Afrikaans boekstaaf, Norwegian/Swedish bokstav, Danish bogstav, Icelandic bókstafur, Faroese bókstavur.

Pronunciation

 * "bookstaff" /ˈbʊk stɪf/
 * "bookstave" /ˈbʊk stɪv/

Main Entry
bookstaff (plural bookstaves)
 * a letter of the alphabet