Where does “fødselsdato” come from?

fødselsdato (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.

fødselsdato (Norwegian Nynorsk): date of birth

Definitions

  1. date of birth

Ancestry of “fødselsdato”, step by step

fødselsdato 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 dato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdatodate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijanąEvery word from Old Norse fœða
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