Where does “samling” come from?

samling (Danish) comes from Danish samle, from Old Norse samna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

samling (Danish): collection

Definitions

  1. collection

Ancestry of “samling”, step by step

samling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish samle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsamlecollect; gather; assemble
2Old Norsesamnato collect, assemble
3Proto-Germanic*samnōną—

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *samnōną →Every word from Old Norse samna →Every word from Danish samle →