Where does “handbók” come from?
handbók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bók, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
handbók (Icelandic): handbook
Ancestry of “handbók”, step by step
handbók 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 hönd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hönd | hand; side, hand; hand, handwriting |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
Words derived from “handbók”