Where does “bokmärke” come from?
bokmärke (Swedish) comes from Swedish bok, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bokmärke (Swedish): a bookmark
Ancestry of “bokmärke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | bok | book; beech |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bōk | — |
| 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 |