Where does “salmebok” come from?
salmebok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål salme, from Old Norse salmr, from Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός, from Ancient Greek ψάλλω, from Ancient Greek ψάω — to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...
salmebok (Norwegian Bokmål): a hymnbook or hymnal
Definitions
- a hymnbook or hymnal
Ancestry of “salmebok”, step by step
salmebok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål salme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | salme | hymn; psalm |
| 2 | Old Norse | salmr | — |
| 3 | Latin | psalmus | psalm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψαλμός | twitching or twanging with the fingers; sound of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ψάλλω | to twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ψάω | to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to... |