Where does “bursdagskake” come from?

bursdagskake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bursdag, from Norwegian Nynorsk gebursdag, from German Geburtstag, from Middle High German geburttac, from Old High German giburtitag — birthday.

bursdagskake (Norwegian Nynorsk): a birthday cake

Definitions

  1. a birthday cake

Ancestry of “bursdagskake”, step by step

bursdagskake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bursdag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbursdaga birthday
2Norwegian Nynorskgebursdaga birthday
3GermanGeburtstagbirthday
4Middle High Germangeburttac—
5Old High Germangiburtitagbirthday

via Norwegian Nynorsk kake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkakea cake
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Old High German giburtitag →Every word from Middle High German geburttac →Every word from German Geburtstag →