Where does “skogbruk” come from?

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

skogbruk (Norwegian Nynorsk): forestry

Definitions

  1. forestry

Ancestry of “skogbruk”, step by step

skogbruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skog

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrukuse; 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 Nynorsk skog →