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

påskeegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål påske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålpåskePassover; Easter
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover

via Norwegian Bokmål egg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleggan egg; edge
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Hebrew פֶּסַח →Every word from Aramaic פסחא →Every word from Ancient Greek Πάσχα →