Where does “bóknám” come from?

bóknám (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nám, from Icelandic nema, from Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

bóknám (Icelandic): study

Definitions

  1. study

Ancestry of “bóknám”, step by step

bóknám traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnámstudies, studying; removal
2Icelandicnemato take, capture; to mine; to amount to
3Old Norsenemato take; except, unless
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nemaną →Every word from Old Norse nema →