Where does “Geburtstagsfeier” come from?

Geburtstagsfeier (German) comes from German feier, from Middle High German vire, from Old High German fīra, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

Geburtstagsfeier (German): birthday party

Definitions

  1. birthday party

Ancestry of “Geburtstagsfeier”, step by step

Geburtstagsfeier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeierinflection of feiern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanvirecelebration
3Old High Germanfīracelebration
4Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

via German Geburtstag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeburtstagbirthday
2Middle High Germangeburttac—
3Old High Germangiburtitagbirthday
Every word from Latin fēriae →Every word from Old High German fīra →Every word from Middle High German vire →