Where does “fødselsdag” come from?

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

fødselsdag (Norwegian Bokmål): birthday

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “fødselsdag”, step by step

fødselsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fødsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfødsela birth
2Norwegian Bokmålfødeto give birth, be born
3Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Norwegian Bokmål dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Norse fœða →