Where does “bokelsker” come from?

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

bokelsker (Norwegian Bokmål): a book lover

Definitions

  1. a book lover

Ancestry of “bokelsker”, step by step

bokelsker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålboka book; a beech
2Danishbøgbeech
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...

via Norwegian Bokmål elsker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålelskera lover; lover; present of elske
2Old Norseelskari—
Every word from Old Norse bók →Every word from Danish bøg →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bok →