Where does “bokhylla” come from?
bokhylla (Swedish) comes from Swedish bok, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bokhylla (Swedish): a bookcase, a shelf, a bookshelf
Definitions
- a bookcase, a shelf, a bookshelf
Ancestry of “bokhylla”, step by step
bokhylla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bok | book; beech |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bōk | book |
| 3 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via Swedish hylla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hylla | a shelf, a rack; women's breasts; rack; to praise |
| 2 | Old Norse | hylla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hulþijaną | to make into a friend, to court one's friendship;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |