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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

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