Where does “bókmentir” come from?
bókmentir (Faroese) comes from Icelandic bókmenntir, from Icelandic bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bókmentir (Faroese): literature
Definitions
- literature
Ancestry of “bókmentir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bókmenntir | literature |
| 2 | Icelandic | bók | a book |
| 3 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |