Where does “lommebok” come from?

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

lommebok (Norwegian Bokmål): a wallet, or billfold

Definitions

  1. a wallet, or billfold

Ancestry of “lommebok”, step by step

lommebok 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 lomme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållommepocket
Every word from Old Norse bók →Every word from Danish bøg →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bok →