Where does “vísubók” come from?
vísubók (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bok, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
Ancestry of “vísubók”, step by step
vísubók 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 visa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | visa | to show, point out; to send away; to demonstrate,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vísa | to show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |