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Where does “påskeegg” come from?

påskeegg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål påske, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.

påskeegg (Norwegian Bokmål): an Easter egg

Definitions

  1. an Easter egg

Ancestry of “påskeegg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålpåskePassover; Easter
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →