Where does “børskrakk” come from?

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

børskrakk (Norwegian Bokmål): stock market crash

Definitions

  1. stock market crash

Ancestry of “børskrakk”, step by step

børskrakk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål børs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbørsan exchange or stock exchange
2Medieval Latinbursaleather bag; purse; oxhide, animal skin
3Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

via Norwegian Bokmål krakk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrakkstool, footstool
Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσαEvery word from Medieval Latin bursaEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål børs