Where does “glosebok” come from?

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

glosebok (Norwegian Bokmål): a glossary book containing (often foreign) words to be learnt

Definitions

  1. a glossary book containing (often foreign) words to be learnt

Ancestry of “glosebok”, step by step

glosebok 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 glose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålglosea word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign...
2Medieval LatinglosaAlternative spelling of glossa
3Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰtongue; language; tongue
Every word from Old Norse bók →Every word from Danish bøg →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bok →