Where does “sångbok” come from?

sångbok (Swedish) comes from Swedish sång, from Old Swedish sānger, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

sångbok (Swedish): a songbook

Definitions

  1. a songbook

Ancestry of “sångbok”, step by step

sångbok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsånga song
2Old Swedishsānger—
3Old Norsesǫngrsong
4Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
5Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →