Where does “skrivebok” come from?

skrivebok (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk skrive

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

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →