Where does “bókmentasøga” come from?

bókmentasøga (Faroese) comes from Faroese bókmentir, from Icelandic bókmenntir, from Icelandic bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

bókmentasøga (Faroese): history of literature

Definitions

  1. history of literature

Ancestry of “bókmentasøga”, step by step

bókmentasøga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bókmentir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebókmentirliterature
2Icelandicbókmenntirliterature
3Icelandicbóka book
4Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Faroese søga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøgastory, saga, tale; history; science of history
2Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
3Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →