Where does “forhugning” come from?

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

forhugning (Norwegian Bokmål): an abatis, a defense obstacle made by felling...

Definitions

  1. an abatis, a defense obstacle made by felling...

Ancestry of “forhugning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-ningused to form nouns, usually from verbs
2Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Old Norse -ning →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål -ning →