Where does “fødselsdag” come from?
fødselsdag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fødsel, from Norwegian Nynorsk føde, from Faroese føða, from Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
fødselsdag (Norwegian Nynorsk): birthday
Ancestry of “fødselsdag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fødsel | a birth |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | føde | to give birth, be born; to feed, nourish,... |
| 3 | Faroese | føða | to bear, to give birth to |
| 4 | Old Norse | fœða | to feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdijaną | to feed; to give birth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |