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Where does “bok” come from?

bok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bøg, from Old Norse bók — beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...

bok (Norwegian Bokmål): a book; a beech

Definitions

  1. a book; a beech

Ancestry of “bok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøgbeech
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...

Words derived from “bok”

  • ブークモール
  • lærebok
  • salmebok
  • bokhylle
  • uttaleordbok
  • notisbok
  • guidebok
  • referansebok
  • bokelsker
  • barnebok
  • notatbok
  • bokhandler
  • skrivebok
  • sangbok
  • bokmål
  • bokhandel
  • lydbok
  • synonymordbok
  • ordbok
  • dagbok
  • lommebok
  • bokmerke
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