Where does “skrivebok” come from?

skrivebok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skrive, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

skrivebok (Norwegian Bokmål): an exercise book

Definitions

  1. an exercise book

Ancestry of “skrivebok”, step by step

skrivebok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skrive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskriveto write
2Old Norseskrifa—
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Norwegian Bokmål bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålboka book; a beech
2Danishbøgbeech
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →