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Where does “bursdag” come from?

bursdag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gebursdag, from German Geburtstag, from Middle High German geburttac, from Old High German giburtitag.

bursdag (Norwegian Bokmål): a birthday

Definitions

  1. a birthday

Ancestry of “bursdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgebursdaga birthday
2GermanGeburtstagbirthday
3Middle High Germangeburttac—
4Old High Germangiburtitag—

Words derived from “bursdag”

  • bursdagskake
Every word from Old High German giburtitag →