Where does “fødselsdato” come from?
fødselsdato (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.
fødselsdato (Norwegian Bokmål): date of birth
Ancestry of “fødselsdato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fødsel | a birth |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | føde | to give birth, be born |
| 3 | Old Norse | fœða | to feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdijaną | to feed; to give birth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |