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

Definitions

  1. bookselling, book trade

Ancestry of “bókasøla”, step by step

bókasøla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebókbook
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Faroese søla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesølasale
2Old Norsesalasale
3Proto-Germanicsalōa handing over, delivery, surrender
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →