Where does “bokavl” come from?
bokavl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bok, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bokavl (Norwegian Nynorsk): literary corpus
Ancestry of “bokavl”, step by step
bokavl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk bok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bok | a book |
| 2 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via Norwegian Nynorsk avl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | avl | breeding; harvest; a hearth in a smithy |
| 2 | Old Norse | afl | a hearth; physical strength; force, violence |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | abalaz | strength, power |