Where does “bryllupsgave” come from?

bryllupsgave (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bryllup, from Old Norse brúdhlaup.

bryllupsgave (Norwegian Bokmål): a wedding present

Definitions

  1. a wedding present

Ancestry of “bryllupsgave”, step by step

bryllupsgave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bryllup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbryllupa wedding
2Old Norsebrúdhlaup—

via Norwegian Bokmål gave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgavea present or gift; a gift
Every word from Old Norse brúdhlaup →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bryllup →