Where does “forretning” come from?

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

forretning (Norwegian Bokmål): business; firm; enterprise; shop; store

Definitions

  1. business; firm; enterprise; shop; store

Ancestry of “forretning”, step by step

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

Words derived from “forretning”

Every word from Old Norse -ning →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål -ning →