Where does “svartebok” come from?

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

svartebok (Norwegian Nynorsk): a manuscript in form of a book (or a notebook) containing instructions for use of different kinds of magic (especially the black magic)

Definitions

  1. a manuscript in form of a book (or a notebook) containing instructions for use of different kinds of magic (especially the black magic)

Ancestry of “svartebok”, step by step

svartebok 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 svart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...
2Old Norsesvartrblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “svartebok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →