Where does “kyrrsetning” come from?
kyrrsetning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.
kyrrsetning (Icelandic): an attachment, a blocking, an injunction; an...
Definitions
- an attachment, a blocking, an injunction; an...
Ancestry of “kyrrsetning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | -ing | |
| 2 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |