Where does “glósubók” come from?
glósubók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
glósubók (Icelandic): notebook
Ancestry of “glósubók”, step by step
glósubók 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 glósa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | glósa | explanatory note, gloss |
| 2 | Old French | glose | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | glossa | explanation of a difficult word; an obsolete,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσᾰ | tongue; language; tongue |