Where does “bókaútgáfa” come from?
bókaútgáfa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bókaútgáfa (Icelandic): publishing house, publisher
Definitions
- publishing house, publisher
Ancestry of “bókaútgáfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bók | a 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 |