Burtståg

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Geburtståg

Etymology

From Old High German burttac, Old High German burttag, burttac, from Middle High German burt, from Old High German burt, from Proto-West Germanic *burþi, from Proto-Germanic *burdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰértis, from *bʰer- (“to bear”). Compare Early New High German burtstag and Old Norse burðardagr; also Old English gebyrddæg, Old High German giburtitag, giburtitago (whence German Geburtstag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥uɐ̯d̥sˌd̥ɔɡ̥/

Noun

Burtståg m (plural Burtståg, diminutive Burzltåg)

1. birthday