Where does “bókmenntir” come from?

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

bókmenntir (Icelandic): literature

Definitions

  1. literature

Ancestry of “bókmenntir”, step by step

bókmenntir traces back through 3 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 [[mennt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic[[mennt—

via Icelandic menntir]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmenntir]]—

Words derived from “bókmenntir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →