Where does “specialforretning” come from?

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

specialforretning (Danish): specialty store

Definitions

  1. specialty store

Ancestry of “specialforretning”, step by step

specialforretning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forretning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforretningstore; business
2Danish-ningAlternative form of -ing; -ing; action of
3Old Norse-ning—

via Danish special

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspecial—
Every word from Old Norse -ning →Every word from Danish -ning →Every word from Danish forretning →