Where does “bokhandel” come from?

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

bokhandel (Swedish): bookstore; the act of selling books

Definitions

  1. bookstore; the act of selling books

Ancestry of “bokhandel”, step by step

bokhandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbokbook; beech
2Old Swedishbōkbook
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Swedish handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhandeltrade, commerce; the commercial exchange of...
2Low GermanHandel—

Words derived from “bokhandel”

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