Where does “børs” come from?

børs (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

børs (Norwegian Bokmål): an exchange or stock exchange

Definitions

  1. an exchange or stock exchange

Ancestry of “børs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbursaleather bag; purse; oxhide, animal skin
2Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “børs”

Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →Every word from Medieval Latin bursa →