Where does “teikning” come from?

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

teikning (Icelandic): sketch, drawing; drawing, draughtsmanship

Definitions

  1. sketch, drawing; drawing, draughtsmanship

Ancestry of “teikning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-inging
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →Every word from Icelandic -ing →Every word from Old Norse -ing →