Where does “fickordbok” come from?

fickordbok (Swedish) comes from Swedish ordbok, from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

fickordbok (Swedish): pocket dictionary

Definitions

  1. pocket dictionary

Ancestry of “fickordbok”, step by step

fickordbok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ordbok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordboka dictionary
2Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
3Old Swedishorþword
4Old Norseorðword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Swedish ficka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfickaa pocket
2Middle Low Germanvicke—
3Italianficcareto put something into something else; to thrust...
4Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre—
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →