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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

  1. publishing house, publisher

Ancestry of “bókaútgáfa”, step by step

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