Where does “tallskog” come from?

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

tallskog (Swedish): a pinery, a forest with mainly or only pines

Definitions

  1. a pinery, a forest with mainly or only pines

Ancestry of “tallskog”, step by step

tallskog 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 tall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtallpine, Scots pine tree, "Pinus sylvestris"
2Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
3Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →