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
- sketch, drawing; drawing, draughtsmanship
Ancestry of “teikning”, 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 |