Where does “aðfangabók” come from?

aðfangabók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

aðfangabók (Icelandic): book listing items held in a collection

Definitions

  1. book listing items held in a collection

Ancestry of “aðfangabók”, step by step

aðfangabók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bók

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

via Icelandic aðföng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðfönghousehold necessities
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →