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

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “fødselsdag”, step by step

fødselsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fødsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfødsela birth
2Norwegian Nynorskfødeto give birth, be born; to feed, nourish,...
3Faroeseføðato bear, to give birth to
4Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Norwegian Nynorsk dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Norse fœða →