Where does “børskrakk” come from?

børskrakk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk børs, from Medieval Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

børskrakk (Norwegian Nynorsk): stock market crash

Definitions

  1. stock market crash

Ancestry of “børskrakk”, step by step

børskrakk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk børs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbørsan exchange or stock exchange
2Medieval Latinbursaleather bag; purse; oxhide, animal skin
3Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

via Norwegian Nynorsk krakk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkrakka stool
Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →Every word from Medieval Latin bursa →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk børs →