Where does “skogsbruk” come from?

skogsbruk (Swedish) comes from Swedish skog, from Old Swedish skōgher, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skogsbruk (Swedish): (cultivation and) felling of forest; forestry

Definitions

  1. (cultivation and) felling of forest; forestry

Ancestry of “skogsbruk”, step by step

skogsbruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Swedish bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbruka use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a...
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →
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