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
Ancestry of “børskrakk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | børs | an exchange or stock exchange |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | bursa | leather bag; purse; oxhide, animal skin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |