Where does “Geburtstagsgeschenk” come from?

Geburtstagsgeschenk (German) comes from German Geburtstag, from Middle High German geburttac, from Old High German giburtitag — birthday.

Geburtstagsgeschenk (German): birthday present

Definitions

  1. birthday present

Ancestry of “Geburtstagsgeschenk”, step by step

Geburtstagsgeschenk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Geburtstag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeburtstagbirthday
2Middle High Germangeburttac—
3Old High Germangiburtitagbirthday

via German Geschenk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschenkpresent, gift
2Middle High Germangeschenke—
Every word from Old High German giburtitag →Every word from Middle High German geburttac →Every word from German Geburtstag →