Where does “forretningsbygning” come from?

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

forretningsbygning (Norwegian Bokmål): a commercial (business) building

Definitions

  1. a commercial (business) building

Ancestry of “forretningsbygning”, step by step

forretningsbygning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål forretning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforretningbusiness; firm; enterprise; shop; store
2Norwegian Bokmål-ningused to form nouns, usually from verbs
3Old Norse-ning—

via Norwegian Bokmål bygning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbygninga building
Every word from Old Norse -ning →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål -ning →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål forretning →