Where does “feriepenger” come from?

feriepenger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål penger, from Norwegian Bokmål penge — singular of money.

feriepenger (Norwegian Bokmål): holiday pay

Definitions

  1. holiday pay

Ancestry of “feriepenger”, step by step

feriepenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål penger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpengermoney; plural of penge
2Norwegian Bokmålpengesingular of money

via Norwegian Bokmål ferie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålferievacation (US), holiday (UK)
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
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