Where does “sangbok” come from?
sangbok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sang, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.
sangbok (Norwegian Bokmål): a songbook
Ancestry of “sangbok”, step by step
sangbok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sang | a song; past tense of synge |
| 2 | Old Norse | sǫngr | song |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sangwaz | singing, song |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | songʷʰos | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål bok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bok | a book; a beech |
| 2 | Danish | bøg | beech |
| 3 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |