Where does “glosebok” come from?

glosebok (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bok, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

glosebok (Norwegian Nynorsk): a glossary book containing (often foreign) words to be learnt

Definitions

  1. a glossary book containing (often foreign) words to be learnt

Ancestry of “glosebok”, step by step

glosebok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskboka book
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Norwegian Nynorsk glose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskglosea word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign...
2Medieval LatinglosaAlternative spelling of glossa
3Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰtongue; language; tongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵosEvery word from Proto-Germanic bōksEvery word from Old Norse bók
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