Where does “fødselsnummer” come from?

fødselsnummer (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.

fødselsnummer (Norwegian Bokmål): a personal 11-digit identification number, the first 6 digits for date of birth, and the remaining 5 digits as a personal number

Definitions

  1. a personal 11-digit identification number, the first 6 digits for date of birth, and the remaining 5 digits as a personal number

Ancestry of “fødselsnummer”, step by step

fødselsnummer 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 nummer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnummera number; act of sexual intercourse
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Norse fœða →