Where does “skogbruk” come from?

skogbruk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skog, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skogbruk (Norwegian Bokmål): forestry

Definitions

  1. forestry

Ancestry of “skogbruk”, step by step

skogbruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Norwegian Bokmål bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrukuse; farm, works, mill, factory; imperative of...
2Middle Low Germanbrūk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål skog →