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Where does “bók” come from?

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

bók (Old Norse): beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...

Definitions

  1. beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...

Ancestry of “bók”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “bók”

  • buukata
  • lompakko
  • lompuuki
  • buukkaus
  • ブークモール
  • receptionsordbok
  • produktionsordbok
  • valensordbok
  • bildordbok
  • resehandbok
  • folkbokföra
  • folkbokföring
  • Mosebok
  • dagbok
  • sångbok
  • årsbok
  • handbok
  • bokhylla
  • bokmärke
  • adressbok
  • publikationshandbok
  • förboka
  • arbetsbok
  • bokhandel
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