Etymology

From Middle English *songbok, from Old English sangbōc ‎(“a music book; songbook”), equivalent to song +‎ book. Compare Saterland Frisian Songbouk ‎(“songbook”), West Frisian sjongboek ‎(“songbook”), Dutch zangboek ‎(“songbook”), German Low German Sangbook ‎(“songbook; hymnbook; hymnal”), German Gesangbuch ‎(“songbook; hymnbook; hymnal”), Danish sangbog ‎(“songbook”), Swedish sångbok ‎(“songbook”), Icelandic söngbók ‎(“songbook”).