Where does “bókasafn” come from?
bókasafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bókasafn (Icelandic): library
Ancestry of “bókasafn”, step by step
bókasafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic bók
| 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 |
via Icelandic safn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | safn | a museum; a collection; a flock of sheep |
| 2 | Icelandic | safna | to gather, collect |
| 3 | Old Norse | safna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *samnōną | — |