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Where does “gebursdag” come from?

gebursdag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Geburtstag, from Middle High German geburttac, from Old High German giburtitag.

gebursdag (Norwegian Bokmål): a birthday

Definitions

  1. a birthday

Ancestry of “gebursdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeburtstagbirthday
2Middle High Germangeburttac—
3Old High Germangiburtitag—
Every word from Old High German giburtitag →