Where does “bogreol” come from?

bogreol (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.

bogreol (Danish): bookcase, bookshelf

Definitions

  1. bookcase, bookshelf

Ancestry of “bogreol”, step by step

bogreol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bøg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøgbeech
2Middle Low Germanbôkbook
3Old Saxonbōkbook
4Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Danish reol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishreolshelves, bookcase
2Middle Low Germanriol—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →