Where does “boglig” come from?

boglig (Danish) comes from Danish bøg, from Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

boglig (Danish): academic, relating to scholarly rather than practical or vocational pursuits

Definitions

  1. academic, relating to scholarly rather than practical or vocational pursuits

Ancestry of “boglig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøgbeech
2Middle Low Germanbôkbook
3Old Saxonbōkbook
4Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →