Where does “ordbok” come from?

ordbok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ord, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordbok (Norwegian Bokmål): a dictionary

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Ancestry of “ordbok”, step by step

ordbok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålorda word; word; reputation
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Norwegian Bokmål bok

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

Words derived from “ordbok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →