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Where does “forgiftning” come from?

forgiftning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish -ning, from Old Norse -ning.

forgiftning (Norwegian Bokmål): poisoning

Definitions

  1. poisoning

Ancestry of “forgiftning”, step by step

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

Words derived from “forgiftning”

  • blodforgiftning
  • matforgiftning
  • alkoholforgiftning
Every word from Old Norse -ning →