Where does “dagbog” come from?

dagbog (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.

dagbog (Danish): diary

Definitions

  1. diary

Ancestry of “dagbog”, step by step

dagbog 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 dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdagday
2Old Danishdagh—
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →