Where does “russefeiring” come from?
russefeiring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål feiring, from Norwegian Bokmål feire, from Hungarian fejre, from German feiern, from Middle High German vīren, from Old High German fīrōn, from Latin ferior, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.
russefeiring (Norwegian Bokmål): celebrations by high school students in the last month before they leave school
Definitions
- celebrations by high school students in the last month before they leave school
Ancestry of “russefeiring”, step by step
russefeiring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål feiring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | feiring | a celebration |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | feire | to celebrate |
| 3 | Hungarian | fejre | sublative singular of fej |
| 4 | German | feiern | to celebrate; to party; to love; to adore |
| 5 | Middle High German | vīren | — |
| 6 | Old High German | fīrōn | — |
| 7 | Latin | ferior | to rest from work, to keep holiday; first-person... |
| 8 | Latin | fēriae | a holy day; a festival; a holiday |
via Norwegian Bokmål russ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | russ | — |