Where does “menning” come from?

menning (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse menning, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

menning (Icelandic): civilization, culture

Definitions

  1. civilization, culture

Ancestry of “menning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemenningbreeding, upbringing, education
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

Words derived from “menning”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →Every word from Old Norse -ing →Every word from Old Norse menning →