Where does “forretning” come from?

forretning (Danish) comes from Danish -ning, from Old Norse -ning.

forretning (Danish): store; business

Definitions

  1. store; business

Ancestry of “forretning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-ningAlternative form of -ing; -ing; action of
2Old Norse-ning

Words derived from “forretning

Every word from Old Norse -ningEvery word from Danish -ning