Where does “fødsel” come from?

fødsel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål føde, from Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fødsel (Norwegian Bokmål): a birth

Definitions

  1. a birth

Ancestry of “fødsel”, step by step

fødsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål føde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfødeto give birth, be born
2Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
3Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Norwegian Bokmål sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsela seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “fødsel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Norse fœða →