Where does “bókasøla” come from?
bókasøla (Faroese) comes from Faroese bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bókasøla (Faroese): bookselling, book trade
Ancestry of “bókasøla”, step by step
bókasøla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese bók
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | bók | book |
| 2 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via Faroese søla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | søla | sale |
| 2 | Old Norse | sala | sale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | salō | a handing over, delivery, surrender |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |