Where does “bokskog” come from?

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

bokskog (Swedish): a beech forest, a forest with mainly or only beech

Definitions

  1. a beech forest, a forest with mainly or only beech

Ancestry of “bokskog”, step by step

bokskog 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 skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →