Where does “jøbbørsdag” come from?

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

jøbbørsdag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a birthday

Definitions

  1. a birthday

Ancestry of “jøbbørsdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeburtstagbirthday
2Middle High Germangeburttac—
3Old High Germangiburtitagbirthday
Every word from Old High German giburtitag →Every word from Middle High German geburttac →Every word from German Geburtstag →